[1] It was acquired in 1885 by Russian art patron Sergei Tretyakov at the posthumous sale of the artist's works at Georges Petit's gallery, in Paris.

[6] The painting depicts a young man and a young girl dressed in peasant fashion, standing next to each other, on either side of a wooden fence separating two plots of land.

He wears a light-colored shirt and his breeches are protected by a special apron.

The background consists of the church tower and facades of peasant houses.

[7] In 1973, the Soviet Ministry of Communications issued a postage stamp with the reproduction of the painting, the value of which was 16 kopecks.