Portrait of a Girl

Oliver H. Willard

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a young girl from the waist up. She is standing with her left hand resting on a table draped with a patterned cloth. Her facial features are soft, with a smooth complexion, and her expression is neutral. She has straight, dark hair that is neatly parted down the middle and pulled back tightly, allowing her ears to be visible. She is wearing a long-sleeved, buttoned-up dress with thick ruffled accents on the sleeves and shoulders, and a lighter skirt peeks out from underneath the dark fabric. The surrounding environment is simple, with the ornate tablecloth adding some texture to the otherwise plain background.