A classic styled portrait of an elegant woman in profile holding a pink carnation. The light is cast across her face and torso, using chiaroscuro technique, depicting an angelic, pure figure. The faux, Romantic country scene as a backdrop, added by the British artist Marie Seymour Lucas, was a popular 19th century device for portrait painters and photographers. This is an imposing piece signed lower left and finished in an ornate, period frame.