Group portrait of a three people, two seated (man and woman) and a younger woman standing behind. The man wears a dark suit (jacket, waistcoat, trousers) with white shirt and dark cravat. He has blond, receding hair and bushy sideburns. He sits on an ornate chair (gold highlights on leg) and holds a piece of paper, looks like a letter, in his hands. The younger woman standing behind him has her left hand on his left arm,: she wears a dark dress buttoned down the front, with a broad lace collar, lace cuffs or under-sleeves, a dark velvet bow at the neck with a brooch. Her hair (dark blonde) is gathered behind her head. A black velvet bow with a jewel is tied around her left wrist as a bracelet. The seated woman wears a lace cap with lappets down the back, a blue and black striped dress with gold buttons down the front. Her hands are folded on her lap; she holds a small white book. She also has a broad lace collar with a brooch at the neck, and lace cuffs; a gold ring is on her left hand and she wears a gold bracelet. To her right is a draped textile, white lace and gold, perhaps a shawl. The painted backdrop shows the edge of a column and base, and a wainscot. Hand coloured, gold highlights.

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Group portrait of a three people, two seated (man and woman) and a younger woman standing behind. The man wears a dark suit (jacket, waistcoat, trousers) with white shirt and dark cravat. He has blond, receding hair and bushy sideburns. He sits on an ornate chair (gold highlights on leg) and holds a piece of paper, looks like a letter, in his hands. The younger woman standing behind him has her left hand on his left arm,: she wears a dark dress buttoned down the front, with a broad lace collar, lace cuffs or under-sleeves, a dark velvet bow at the neck with a brooch. Her hair (dark blonde) is gathered behind her head. A black velvet bow with a jewel is tied around her left wrist as a bracelet. The seated woman wears a lace cap with lappets down the back, a blue and black striped dress with gold buttons down the front. Her hands are folded on her lap; she holds a small white book. She also has a broad lace collar with a brooch at the neck, and lace cuffs; a gold ring is on her left hand and she wears a gold bracelet. To her right is a draped textile, white lace and gold, perhaps a shawl. The painted backdrop shows the edge of a column and base, and a wainscot. Hand coloured, gold highlights.