This mid-19th-century oil painting by Pauline Caron-Langlois (1825-1909) depicts an artist’s studio, probably her own, with three females. It’s possibly a self-portrait and the standing figure could be her sister, Sophie Marie Caron (b. 1826).Hailing from Beauvais, France, Pauline Caron-Langlois was a painter of genre scenes, which often captured moments of quiet domesticity within humble interiors. She also produced still lifes and landscapes. Her father was a distinguished manufacturer of fine carpets and fabrics who won a medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1855 for his craft, so decorative beauty was instilled from an early age.In 1847/48, following a commission by the Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts, she produced at least two copies of works by old masters. One of these, a religious piece after Pierre-Paul Prud''hon, was hung at a church in Varennes. This early opportunity led to her debut at the Paris Salon.Her scenes are often gently lit and ...