In her portrait by Robert Feke, Mrs. Apthorp wears a dress with the sheen and rich color of copper. The view to her left reveals a lawn, a tree, and an expanse of sky, which provides a contrast to the tumble of blue drapery behind her. Feke has worked to situate Mrs. Apthorp convincingly in the imaginary setting, and this idealized, decorative portrait was not an intimate glimpse of her personality or her life, but a symbol of her status in society.