Susannah or Mary Bontecou

The painting depicts a woman wearing a blue dress with a white lace trim around the neckline and sleeves. The dress has a corseted bodice and a full skirt. A pink flower brooch is on the bodice. The woman's hair is dark and styled with a gold and silver ornament on top. She wears a pearl necklace and has her left hand on her stomach and her right hand on the brooch. The background is a blue wall with a dark area on the left and a plant with orange flowers on the right.