The Countess of Oxford

Samuel William I Reynolds

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a portrait of a woman. The woman has fair skin, brown eyes, and curly brown hair pulled back and secured with a headband. She wears a white dress with a V-neck, short sleeves, and a gray sash tied in a bow at her waist. Around her neck, she wears a necklace made of round, reddish-orange beads. The woman sits with her hands partially visible in front of her. The background features a landscape with trees, a blue sky, and white clouds. In the foreground, a dark area is on the left side. The portrait is framed by a thin black line, and there is a thicker, off-white border around it. At the bottom of the image, cursive text reads "Countess of Oxford". Two lines of small text, one on either side, indicate that the portrait was "Painted by J. Hoppner R.A." and "Engraved by S.W. Reynolds".