the divers fernand leger 1Painted in 1887, this portrait depicts Julie Manet, then eight years old, daughter of the painter Eugne Manet and Berthe Morisot, and niece of douard Manet. Auguste Renoir maintained close bonds of friendship with the Manet Morisot family, and this painting bears witness to that affectionate closeness. At this time, Renoir was going through what he himself called his "Ingresque period" or "harsh manner," during which he momentarily turned away from