Première Rêverie [Young Love]

The painting shows a young woman seated on a stone ledge, barefoot, wearing a white, diaphanous gown that falls in soft folds around her. A winged cherub hovers behind her, resting a hand on her shoulder, while a large ceramic urn sits to her left, contributing to the still, contemplative mood. The background is a shaded garden with trees and flowers, and the composition, with its smooth, luminous brushwork and idealized figures, reflects Bouguereau’s late 19th-century Academic style.