Tête-à-tête

François Boucher

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with two people sitting together with a small dog amidst nature. In the center of the drawing, the people are reclining on the ground, surrounded by leaves, tree trunks, and a low wall on the left. The people, a man and a woman, have their arms around one another, the woman sitting partially in the man's lap. They both have light skin and light hair, and she wears a long dress with a low neckline, and he appears to wear a tunic and has a wide-brimmed hat sitting in his lap. Their faces are close together, and they are looking at each other. The surrounding environment includes dense trees and overgrown shrubs, and on the left is a stone wall that appears to be half-built or in ruins, with a small fountain at its center. Near the bottom left corner, a small dog sits by the couple, looking up at them.