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A young man, Courbet himself, wearing a hat sits on the ground, flanked by a black dog. The character, leaning against a large rock, looks at the viewer while holding a pipe. Behind him a book and a cane are placed among the grass. In the distance are a landscape, a valley, trees and hills, overlooked by blue and cloudy skies. On the left are inscribed in blue the signature "Gustave Courbet" and a date, "1842".
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