Painting

Artin Melikian is depicted in the painting wearing a dark blue, western-style suit with a matching bow tie. He is also wearing a white shirt, with his hair and facial hair styled in a western fashion.

Painting of Elize Boursayeressian. She is depicted wearing a western style outfit consisting of a short red coloured blouse with puffy sleeves that has been decorated at the waist with a pocket watch and a belt. It has also been decorated at the décolleté with small pink flowers. Furthermore, she is wearing a floor-length skirt and has further accessorized with a fan made of ostrich feathers, two rings, several bracelets, a large golden necklace and diamond earrings. Her hair is also styled in a western way.

The portrait of a lady is painted on the wooden case of a grandfather clock. She wears a fine-spun white shirt trimmed with lace at the edges, over the shirt she wears an anteri (open gown) made of a fabric with floral pat­terns. It has a big round opening on the chest is closed with a series of buttons down to the waist. At the waist it is secured by an embroidered belt with round buckles. On top of the anteri she wears a tzouppe (long robe) lined with spot­ted ermine fur. The fabric show delicate reddish flowers on a background in shades of green. A high, headdress swathed in flower-patterned scarves, as well as jewellery (earnings, pearl and other necklaces, bracelets), complete the attire. Part of the hair is projecting from the headdress along the temples. A red flower is attached to the scarf decorating the right part of her face. Her eyes are outlined with holla (kohl), and the lips are painted red.