Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman from 1790 at the Ulster Museum represents Beechey's ongoing female portrait practice. The painting demonstrates the elegant, flattering style that made him popular among women sitters of the Georgian period. The portrait reflects Beechey's extensive practice among the English gentry and professional classes, executed with the solid, dependable technique that made him widely trusted across all levels of Georgian society. Beechey's solid, dependable portraiture served a clientele that valued accuracy over idealization—the British gentry and professional class that wanted to be recognized rather than transformed by the act of sitting for a portrait.

The sitter is presented with fashionable elegance, warm flesh tones and careful attention to costume creating an appealing portrait in Beechey's established manner.