Painted fir the Salon of 1870 and retouched by Manet against3„4Morisot’s wishes, this portrait shows Mme3„4Morisot3„4reading to her daughter Edma. The latter had recently married Adolphe Pontillon, a naval officer, and had come home to have her first child. Edma’s pregnancy is not highlighted, but her reflective air and accented resemblance to her mother suggest that3„4Morisot3„4regarded the work as an intimate family document.