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Patty,
You ARE lucky! (Though, knowing a little about your positive karma, I'm not sure this is merely luck.) She is a great subject with a wonderful face.
I would definitely have her back for another photo-shoot. You should feel entirely justified taking 50-100 photos of her with variations in pose and lighting.
Natural light would be ideal, I think. The cool highlights would compliment (and complement) the warm, deep skin tones. You could pose her inside, by a window, as you did, and take advantage of the shadows as well as the light.
If she insists on having the photo of her mother in the portrait, I think it would be better to find other ways to show the photo. The first thing people seem to do is hold the object out in front of them in a show-and-tell way, like in a snapshot. In a portrait, that is going to look silly. If the photo were on a table that might work or on a wall. If you can find a way of putting it in a plane behind her, she will remain the focus of the portrait. You could also turn the photo of her mother into a portrait over a mantle. As long as you have the reference photo. there are many was to use it.
I am very struck by her regal posture. She would be striking in a standing position. If you do pose her sitting, I suggest that you make sure she is sitting upright and not leaning back.
Good luck with this, Pat. It sure is a wonderful opportunity in many ways..
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