The subject of the painting is a young woman in a white dress with a chalk or charcoal holder in her right hand and leaning on her sketch with her left. She is anonymous but it is interesting to speculate that she might be one of the artist’s daughters, Ann or Maria, as there is a resemblance to other portraits of his daughters that he produced.
Location: Guildford Museum, Surrey, England
Date: 1780s
Medium: Pastel
You can find more information on the Guilford Museums website here.
