The watercolors produced by Mary Ellen Best (1809-91) around the time of her 1840 marriage indicate a shift in her self-identification from a semi-professional artist to a disinterested wife and mother.

Edouard Vuillard's participation in the decoration of S. Bing's 1895 Maison de l'Art Nouveau was ensured by the generous patronage of the critic Thadée Natanson, whose aesthetic tastes and enthusiasms were incorporated by Vuillard into his harmonious ensemble.