This is the painting of Mrs. Elsie Palmer; painted by John Singer Sargent using oil on canvas (Wallace, Natasha. "Miss Elsie Palmer." Miss Elsie Palmer. JSS Gallery, 01 July 2010. Web. 19 July 2013.). This painting relates to John Berger's concepts about the 'meaning' of a woman portrayed in art. Mr. Berger discusses how a woman's presence is indicative of her attitude toward herself and the manner in which she can be treated (Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.). With her hands and feet crossed she appears to very reserved, quaint, and socially polite. These traits would be expressed very differently if this were a man. Another one of Mr. Berger's ideas can be found by analyzing her appearance. Her entire demeanor resonates with Mr. Berger's quote, "To be born a woman has been to be born, within an allotted and confined space, into the keeping of men" (Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.). She was specifically painted in this subdued manner while wearing a white dress to convey the popular image of what a woman should be. The next key idea from Mr. Berger can by analyzing the woman's face. He proposes that a woman is constantly performing the duties of the surveyor and the surveyed (Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.). She is a surveyor because she is aware of her surroundings and the manner of her appearance. She is also the surveyed because she is consciously processing how she appears before everyone else in the room. This hyper-awareness creates an atmosphere that dictates how the woman will be treated by men (Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.).