The Countess, with her daughter Maria Augustina on her lap, is sitting on an elegant blue silk sofa. The elegant piece of furniture is supposed to evoke the splendor of the palace of the Counts of Altamira [5]. María Ignacia is dressed in the fashionable style of the era - the cut of the dress is English, but the wig and makeup belong to the French aesthetic, as is the light pink satin with flowers embroidered on the hem of the dress [4]. Her highly powdered face resembles a mask [1]. Mother and daughter are holding violets [5]. A spot of light appears next to the right arm of the countess - it reflects off the gilded frame of the sofa, carved with the motif of bay leaves. Goya focuses more on the colors and details of the outfit than on the model's personality [1]. The inscription at the bottom of the painting says: LA EX.ma S.a D.a MARIA YGNACIA ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO MARQVESA DE ASTORGA CONDESA DE ALTAMIRA / Y. LA S. D. MARIA AGVSTINA OSORIO ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO SV HIJA. NACIO. EN 21 DE FEBRERO DE 1787 [3] (Her Excellency Doña María Ygnacia Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis de Astorga and Countess de Altamira, and Doña María Agustina Osorio Álvarez de Toledo, her daughter, born February 21, 1787).
