Born into a prosperous family, Berthe Morisot was encouraged at an early age to become an amateur artist. Along with her sister Edma, she began her studies with Geoffroy-Alphonse Chocarne (act. 1838-1857), a painter trained in the neoclassical tradition. In 1858, the sisters entered the studio of <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/joseph-guichard">Joseph-Benoït Guichard</a> (1806-1880), a s