Three-quarter left side head and shoulders portrait of a young woman with long auburn wavy hair and pale skin, in blue velvet dress with a white lace collar and pendant necklace. Her body is turned toward the viewer, but her head is turned. Her beauty has a Pre-Raphaelite quality. (http://books0977.tumblr.com/post/140372029707/study-of-a-head-1863-john-thomson)