A girl pulling on a stocking at the right is attended by a young man standing by her. The centre of attention in the room is another girl bedecked in flowers who admires herself in a mirror. This is the second in a series of four canvases by Lancret (all in the Collection) which represent the Four Ages of Man - \'Childhood\', ‘Adolescence’, \'Youth\', and \'Old Age\'. The subject of \'Childhood\' is play. The \'games\' in \'Adolescence\' have a more amorous purpose..