Camille gives birth to Michel on March 17. Monet is elated but despairing of his ailing wife.
Claude Monet Portrait of Michel wearing a hat with a pompom 1880 Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris Gift of Michel Monet, 1966 (inv. 5018) © Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, © Bridgeman-Giraudon / Presse