This vertical pastel is a portrait of a short-haired woman holding a rose. The dark-haired, light-skinned woman covers most of the scene, with wood molding behind her and a light-filled window to her left, our right. The woman’s head and body lean slightly to our right. The artist uses long green hatch marks to create the effect of light on the left side of her face. A cleft is apparent in her chin, and she has light pink lips. The woman wears an unstructured turquoise jacket over a multi-colored top. There are long hatch marks that create the effects of color, light, and texture in her clothing and her hand. In her right hand, the woman holds the stem of a rose across her body. The leaves on the stem are bright green, and the rose is pink with blue hatch marks on the petals. On our left side of the paper, parallel with the woman’s mouth, is the signature “A Besnard” in yellow. The piece is framed with a gilded, grooved wooden frame.