Le départ de l'enfant prodigue (1ère planche, en hauteur) (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) (first plate, vertical)

Jean-Louis Forain

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three people in full view. In the center, a woman faces a person on the right, holding onto their coat lapel. She wears a long, dark cloak covering her head, with a tired expression and closed eyes. The person she faces wears a trench coat and a wide-brimmed hat, obscuring their face. Behind the woman stands an older man with a bald head and a solemn expression. A large bag is on the ground near them. The background features a simple outline of a building with arched windows on the left and empty space on the right.