The painting shows, in front of a dark, neutral background, the portrait of Countess Marija Eltz to the waist, turned in a three-quarter profile towards the left of the painting. The Countess is shown in mature age, dressed according to the fashion of the first half of the 19th century, in a luxurious multicolored dress with a slit and a broad dark collar. Her hair is combed with a parting in the middle with large, dark locks, which frame the marked features of her face on both sides.