Bust-length portrait of a woman in a red gown, black hood, pearl jewelry, and gold lettering
A bust-length portrait depicts a woman, positioned slightly to the left, with her head turned to face the viewer. Her skin is pale, and she has reddish-brown hair visible at her forehead. She wears a black hood or cap, which is adorned with a white band featuring a row of pearls and gold ornamentation. Pearl drop earrings hang from her ears. Around her neck is a thin gold chain above a white collar. Her dark red gown has voluminous, puffed sleeves with a patterned texture, possibly velvet, and is embellished with numerous small gold, cross-like ornaments. White ruffled cuffs are visible at her wrists, where her hands are clasped together. She wears several gold rings with dark stones on her fingers. A pink, rosette-like brooch is pinned to her chest, and a large, ornate gold medallion with a dark, possibly enameled, center hangs from a red ribbon below her clasped hands. The background is a solid dark blue. Gold lettering appears on either side of her head: "ETATIS" on the left and "SVAE 34" on the right.