It was painted the year the couple married. She is shown at half-length, dressed in white, looking directly at the viewer, and with her straw hat in her hands. She is seated under a tree, and a landscape with another tree visible is shown at the left, in the background. After his husbands death, in 1807, Amelia became a
quaker known for her role in good causes. It has been describe as "one the finest portraits of the era, rivalling in expression
Reynolds' Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse". Today the painting is in the collection of the
National Portrait Gallery, in
London, having been acquired in 1887. ==References==