Description:Subject is seated with his right arm resting on a table and his left hand holding a rolled-up paper. His coat is black over a white pleated shirt with large black bow tie under the collar. His curly grey hair falls just to the end of his ears, and he is looking directly at the viewer. Behind his right shoulder is a column, partially hidden by a drape that crosses behind the subject, going to the right of the frame. A landscape is painted to the right of the subject and left edge of the portrait.
