[2] The painting was executed by Fragonard at the age of 21[3] when he was still a student at the École des Élèves Protégés, which was under the direction of Carle Vanloo.

The remaining details that still can be viewed show various luxurious items, including golden vases, a perfume burner, flowers, jewels, and Cupid's quiver.

However, Fragonard's work shows more movement and has sharper colours, such as the pale lemon dress in acidic tones worn by one of the sisters, which may denote her jealousy towards Psyche.

[4] The rose and blue tonality of Boucher has been replaced with a gold and orange more characteristic of Fragonard, showing the early development of his individual palette.

By contrast, the other parts of the painting towards the periphery lose focus and use darker tones, which hint at the future disasters in the story of Psyche and Cupid.