An old lady wearing widow's weeds in a black coat and hat and carrying an umbrella is gripping the mesh railing whilst coming down steps in the Jardin du Luxembourg. She is heading towards the boating pond. A young child is near the bottom of the steps and a woman wearing a beret reaches out to take hold of the child's hand. A man wearing dark glasses is standing at the top of the steps smoking a cigarette by a sculpture with two cherubs and a dog on a plinth. 6e arrondissement, Left Bank, Paris, France, circa 1959.