Etching, framed and coloured etching on paper, titled Youth, from The Four Ages of Man (Les Quatre Âges de l'homme), by the French artist Abraham Bosse (Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris).

Abraham Bosse’s moralizing series, The Four Ages of Man, encompasses the cycle of life: Childhood, Youth, Maturity, and Old Age. In the present etching, two springtime lovers enjoy an intimate garden tête-à-tête before fall and winter inevitably descend. As the decorative framework around the scene demonstrates, Cupid’s arrows have already pierced their hearts.