William Adolphe BOUGUEREAU (La Rochelle, 1825 - 1905) Nude Child Academy; study for The First Discord Black pencil and white chalk Bears the artist's stamp (L.3838) lower right No frame Study for La Première discorde, pen and white chalk, by W. A. Bouguereau 18.50 x 12.20 in. 47 x 31 cm Provenance: It has remained in the artist's family up to the present day; Private collection, Normandy This study should be compared with the figure of Cain in The First Discord, presented at the Salon in 1861 (private collection), but the motif is reversed (see D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau, New York, Antique collectors' club, 2010, t. 2, p. 68, cat. 1861/04, rep.). William Adolphe BOUGUEREAU (La Rochelle, 1825 - 1905) 47 x 31 cm This study should be compared with the figure of Cain in The First Discord, presented at the Salon in 1861 (private collection), but the motif is reversed (see D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau, New York, Antique collectors' club, 2010, t. 2, p. 68, cat. 1861/04, rep.).