In the first PP, I was surprised to see all the children were shoe-less (but for the little boy sleeping.) His perfection in their hands and feet is perhaps the best I have ever seen. (Most artists make the hands and feet less obvious, as they are extremely difficult to capture with paints and a brush on canvas.)
And, one more thing - Wm. Bouguereau was a very handsome man, IMHO.
Now, off to see the second one - Thank you, Sir Cardhu!
In the 1800s they probably only had one pair of shoes for Sunday go to church wear. Remember there were no sneakers then. In fact when I was young living in the wilds I was bare foot most of the time too.
You wimmin are incorrigible - you are checking out William and Derly is hitting on Maliki :)