This painting was commissioned by the Baron de Julien, a priest who had cuckolded a bishop, and its artist took the job five years after returning from his Prix de Rome trip.  Julien's flush cheeks are reminiscent of the artist's style in such works as Blind Man's Bluff.  On
This painting was commissioned by the Baron de Julien, a priest who had cuckolded a bishop, and its artist took the job five years after returning from his Prix de Rome trip.  Julien's flush cheeks are reminiscent of the artist's style in such works as Blind Man's Bluff.  On the left, a cupid statue with a finger to its mouth observes the action from above, while two putto statues look at the title object from below.  The aforementioned bishop sits at the right side of the work, while Julien hides in the lower-left bushes and looks up the billowing pink skirt of his mistress, who is kicking off her left shoe.  A tree to the far right suspends, FTP, which title object of a lush Rococo landscape by Jean-Honor?Fragonard?
This painting was commissioned by the Baron de Julien, a priest who had cuckolded a bishop, and its artist took the job five years after returning from his Prix de Rome trip.  
The Swing