'Lady on the Steps' is an exceptional work by Law, probably from a later date. The painting evokes the chiaro scuro (light and shade) effect of Baroque art and thereby induces a strong resemblance with the paintings of Rembrandt. The model for the study, an aged widow with shaven head, is in herself an image of poised dignity. She calmly looks at her onlookers, with the wearied eyes of a veteran. Her simple white widow's garb is covered around the shoulders with a namabali (sacred hindu cloth) while a pashmina shawl lightly falls around her legs. The figure is framed by two pillars on either side. Despite her rugged austerity, her expression betrays an aristocratic bearing. Law's treatment of reflected light warmly caressing the wrinkled features of the woman is inestimable.

In his lifetime Law received wide acclamation. His works were published in various journals including Aryavarta, Prabasi, Bharatvarsha and Manashi. He regularly contributed articles on art in English and Bengali and became the Joint President of Indian Institute of Art and Industry in Calcutta. In 1919 he became the founder member of Indian Academy of Fine Art, along with Jogeshchandra Seal, Jamini Roy, Hemendranath Mazumdar and Atul Bose. An esteemed Fellow at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Law was a patron and connoisseur of art. His works are in collection of the Royal Society of Art in London, the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, the Academy of Fine Arts and the Asiatic Society of Kolkata.