Two Sisters (On the Terrace) basket containing balls of wool. Over the railings of the terrace one can see shrubbery and foliage with the River Seine behind it. In 1880 to 1881, shortly before working on "Two Sisters", Renoir worked in this particular location on another well-known painting, "Luncheon of the Boating Party". Jeanne Darlot (1863—1914), a future actress who was 18 years old at the time, was posing as "the elder sister." It is unknown who posed as the "younger sister," but it is stated that the models were not actually related. Renoir began work on the painting in April 1881 and on July
Eton Boating Song 'With your bodies between your knees.' The song appears in the 1951 comedy film "The Lavender Hill Mob", sung by the schoolgirls during the school scene. The song features in the 1953 comedy film "The Titfield Thunderbolt" and the 1959 adventure film "North West Frontier". The "Eton Boating Song" features in the 1960s television series "The Prisoner", in the episodes "The Girl Who Was Death" and "Once Upon a Time". In the Thunderbirds episode "The Cham-Cham", Parker briefly sings part of the song as he prepares to go boating before being called out on a mission by Lady Penelope. It