The girl sits on a broad golden cushion with her legs drawn under the skirt, both arms wrapped around a red setter. The dog leans its flank into her chest, the long hair of the ears and tail worked in separate strands. Small rosettes are printed over the deep red robe, with grey-blue borders at the collar and cuffs. Her hair falls in a wave to one shoulder as she turns her head away, and tassels mark each corner of the cushion.