[1] Currently housed and exhibited in The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

[3] The painting had been scheduled to be showcased at Les XX, 1885, in Brussels, but Khnopff had not managed to finish it, and the exhibition took place in 1886.

[4] Jeanne Kéfer is depicted standing on a porch before a closed door with her thumb catching the edge of her bow as she reaches into her coat.

The portrait symbolizes the child's vulnerability and uncertainty in facing the outside world.

The message is emphasized by the composition itself as the Jeanne's body is framed against the adult-sized door.