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
William Mure (1830–1880) Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont. Together they had: Mure died on 9 November 1880. William Mure (1830–1880) William Mure, of Caldwell (9 May 1830 – 9 November 1880) was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician. He was the son of Laura Markham and William Mure (1799–1860), also a former MP for Renfrewshire. Mure was the nephew of David Mure. His mother was the second daughter of William Markham of Becca Hall, Yorkshire, and the granddaughter of William Markham (1719–1807) the Archbishop of York from 1776 to 1807. His sister, Emma Mure (1833–1911), who married Thomas Lister, 3rd Baron Ribblesdale