Om genstanden
Brb. En face t.h. Sort kjole m. Krave. Hår m.krøller skilt. I v. hånd et stykke papir. I h.hånd en blyant.
Under stikranden (m. skriveskrift)
Elisabeth Barrett Browning/
from the priginal painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers, New York./
entered according to act of congress ad 1872, by Johnson, Fry & co. In the office of the librarian of congress at Washington.