Child Braiding a beautiful reproduction of the original Enfant Tressant une Couronne (Child Braiding a Crown) created by William Adolphe Bouguereau in 1874. Bouguereau was a traditional academic artist whose oil paintings remained true to the licked style of the Paris Academy throughout his life.

Bouguereau particularly revered the work of Raphael – Whom among other Renaissance artists he had studied in Rome during 1850 after winning the coveted Prix De Rome: Indeed, it was Bouguereau’s reproduction of Raphael’s Triumph of Galatea that qualified him for the Prix De Rome: And without doubt, there is an heir of Renaissance and Raphael’s sensitivity in this oil painting - Child Braiding.

With the uprising of the Impressionists the avant-garde of Paris such as Degas and his contemporaries would refer to all art works of the academic style as a “Bouguereauté”: By this, implying that the style was outdated – However as it has been noted in the history books, Raphael was inspired by the classical and the ancient…and few would refer to his work as unoriginal.

Child Braiding is a beautiful reproduction which captures Bouguereau's incredible ability to produce elegant and charming scenes of women and children. His oil paintings were sought after by the rich and famous and demanded a high price tag: And indeed, the original oil painting Enfant Tressant une Couronne remains in a private collection to date.