Auguste Brouet's etching illustrates a passage from Frédéric Mistral's autobiographical work, depicting a woman and man mounted on horseback. The print demonstrates Brouet's skilled use of the etching medium to render figures and narrative action with linear precision and tonal variety. As an illustration for Mistral's Provençal literary memoir, the work documents both the artistic practice of book illustration and the cultural significance of Mistral's writings in early twentieth century France.