The First Mourning

The First Mourning is an oil painting on canvas created in 1888 by the French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Its dimensions are. It is in the Museo Nacional [de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)|Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes] in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This work depicts the moment after Adam and Eve just found the body of their son Abel, who was murdered by Cain. This is the first human death recorded in the Bible.
Bouguereau had suffered the loss of his second son shortly before painting this work.
Its original name is "Premier Deuil", in French, of which "The First Mourning" is a literal translation.