Scène de cabinet particulier (planche en largeur au lavis) (Scene in a Private Room) (horizontal plate with wash)

Jean-Louis Forain

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two people with their upper bodies visible. The person on the left is seated, leaning back with their arm stretched out, and the person on the right is also seated facing the left, with their upper body slightly turned towards the viewer and one hand being held by the other person. The seated individual on the left appears to be a man with short hair, wearing a jacket over a shirt. The person on the right seems to be a woman with shoulder-length hair styled in an updo. Her facial features are softly sketched, and she appears to have a composed expression. She wears a dress with a V-neckline. On the table in front of them are a bottle and a book or box, around which their hands are positioned. In the background, there is a rough sketch of a bed or couch against the wall, and the rest of the background is uniformly shaded without specific details.