Hanging over the Dark Pool

A man is sliding down a rope into a well shown in cross-section. Below him, a piece of paper floats on the surface of the water, along with a wooden bucket attached to the rope. This scene illustrates a passage from The Vicomte of Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas.

The caption reads in the original French: Je me vis suspendu au-dessus de cette flaque d’eau sombre.