Lady with Swan

The girl reclines on the grass, weight on one hip, cradling a ginger duckling against her chest with both hands. A white swan stretches along her knees and turns its neck back, the wing drawn in grey strokes over each feather. Her teal gown, full-sleeved and tied with a pink sash, breaks into broad folds, one pink slipper showing at the hem. Loose fair hair falls to her shoulders above the green turf base.