Ambrotype portrait of a young woman seated, leaning on a small table, holding an open book in her left hand. The damask tablecloth of the table has been coloured, and the ring and pages of the book have been highlighted with gold.
 Blackened wooden frame Napoleon III
 Oval plaque under glass. Tortoiseshell passe-partout with oval gold trim.
 Label on the back: Artist Photographer Guche, 42 Fossés de l'intendance, Bordeaux, portrait on enamel, paper...
 Circa 1870