Faust Seeing Marguerite for the First Time

Adolphe Caron after Ary Scheffer

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a group of people standing together with their full bodies in view. In the center, a young woman is holding a book and a rosary, standing upright. She has delicate facial features, long hair pulled back, and wears a long dress with pointed shoes. Beside her is a child holding a book, wearing a knee-length dress and appearing barefoot. Other individuals in the scene include an elderly woman, a middle-aged woman, and several men in period-appropriate attire. The setting appears to be a building with columns and stone steps, with a carved architectural element visible.