There may be a connection between "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" and the work of Jean Antoine Watteau. Manet's original title, "Le Bain", initially drew the main attention to the woman near the water. This bathing figure alone is quite similar to the figure in Watteau's "La Villageoise", as both women crouch or lean over near water, simultaneously holding up their skirts. It is possible that Manet adapted this pose, which is more clearly seen in a sketch of his years before his creation of "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe".