A young woman sits facing forward, her hands gently resting on a small black dog that lies across her lap. She wears a pale, flower-patterned dress with blue and yellow accents, and a large cream-colored hat adorned with soft plumes. A wide, deep brown ribbon is tied in a bow at her neck, its ends draping down the front of her dress.

Her cheeks are softly flushed, and her lips are lightly tinted, while her blue eyes gaze slightly to the left with a calm, reserved expression. The dog’s fur is painted in loose, swirling strokes of dark blue and gray, giving it a lively texture that contrasts with the smoothness of the woman’s skin. To her right, a wooden table supports a blue vase filled with a bouquet of roses in shades of red, pink, and white, their petals rendered with quick, dappled touches of color.

The background is a soft, luminous green, built up with visible, feathery brushstrokes that create a sense of gentle movement and airiness. Light falls evenly across the scene, illuminating the sitter’s face and the flowers, and casting only the faintest shadow beneath her hat. The artist’s signature and the date, 'Renoir 83', are visible in the lower right corner, just beneath the edge of the table.

The composition arranges the woman and her dog centrally, with the bright bouquet and the table balancing the right side of the canvas. The painting’s surface is animated by Renoir’s fluid, visible brushwork, especially in the depiction of the dress and the flowers, where colors blend and overlap.