Young girl defending herself against Cupid.
Jeune fille se défendant contre l'Amour.(1880)
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In this playful portrayal by William Bouguereau a young girl is seated on a carved piece of rock below what appears to be a maple tree. Her lower body is modestly covered with her robe which perhaps may have slipped down exposing her upper body and breasts as a result of cupids advances. Cupid has his left leg resting on her thigh in an attempt to gain purchase so as to enable him to prick the young girl with his golden arrow in order to make her fall in love. She is obviously non compliant to his advances and has her arms out stretched and is pushing on his chest in an attempt to prevent him from getting closer and pricking her with his golden arrow and thus making her fall under his spell. In later literature Cupid was portrayed as being fickle, playful and in some cases perverse as it was said that he carried two types of arrow. One with a golden tip to inspire love and the other with a lead tip to inspire hatred. If you look closely at the rock the young girl is seated on you can see that Bouguereau has cleverly added his name.
The above account is my interpretation of the work and should in no way be taken as fact.