Elizabeth Denison c. 1790 Oil on canvas, 85-4X 67.6 (33s/8 x i65/s) Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch  THE PROVENANCE OF THIS PORTRAIT suggests that its subject is Elizabeth Denison (1773-1849), the eldest child of Captain Elisha Denison and Elizabeth Noyes Denison. In 1793 the younger Elizabeth married Nathaniel Ledyard, in whose family the portrait descended. In style and dimensions the painting corresponds to the other five Denison family portraits.&nbsp;  This painting and the portrait of Miss Denison (1980.61.18) have the simplest compositions of the group, lacking the detailed landscape background that appears in the other Denison portraits. Elizabeth Denison is seated in a Chippendale chair, identical to the one in the portraits of her parents and sister.&nbsp;Her arm&nbsp; rests on what appears to be a dressing table, draped with fabric that realistically gives way under the weight of her hand.&nbsp;The flowers that adorn her head and bodice are likely made of linen, as described in at least one late eighteenth-century account.  Although there is little penetration of character in this portrait, the artist has carefully rendered Elizabeth's facial features and attempted to give them a sense of volume. Her clothing, however, is painted less distinctly with broad, somewhat loose strokes, despite the inclusion of drapery folds and the attempt to show diaphanous material. Anatomical features such as her shoulders, breast, and hands are awkwardly depicted.  This portrait, formerly titled Lady with a Plumed Headdress,&nbsp; has been published as a youthful work by Gilbert Stuart.&nbsp;This attribution apparently resulted from the Denison family's confusion between the similar sounding name of Joseph Steward and his more illustrious counterpart.