《贵妇画像》描述一位单纯、独立的美国姑娘伊莎贝尔在欧洲的经历。反映了女主人公追求欧洲文化的渴望。詹姆斯通过新旧两大陆文化冲突的描述,试图将两种文化的优点相结合:将美国人的高尚独立与欧洲人的智慧相结合,来最终实现欧美文化的融合。 “Lady Portraiture” depicts Isabel’s experience of a simple, independent American girl in Europe. Reflects the desire of the heroine to pursue European culture. Through the descriptions of the conflicts between the old and the new continents, James attempts to combine the merits of two cultures: to combine the noble independence of the Americans with the wisdom of the Europeans and ultimately to achieve the fusion of European and American cultures.