Théodore Gérard - At the dairy farm, 1866

      The painting presents an intimate glimpse of rural life. Inside a rustic farm interior, a young milkmaid carefully pours fresh milk while another figure tends to chores nearby. Soft, natural light filters through a window, illuminating wooden beams, earthen floors, and simple tools. Gérard’s fine detail and gentle realism celebrate domestic labour and pastoral tranquillity of the 19th-century countryside life.