Portrait of a seated middle-aged gentleman who has short white hair and dark eyes and eyebrows. He sits informally, with one arm round the curved wood veneer back of his chair, and his knees apart to reveal its red velvet seat. He wears a dark green jacket with two rows of shiny buttons and a black collar. His yellow britches have buttons visible at his right knee. At his neck is a white cravat with a touch of blue. He holds his gloves in one hand and a hat in the other. In the background to the left, a fluted column is just visible, partially hidden by a red drape.