A woman with pinned-up hair and wearing a dress with flounced skirt and sleeves kneels on the left in front of a man who stands on the right. She has her arms stretched out towards him and her hands folded as if she was begging. He looks angrily at her with his right arm half raised in front of him and holding a chair with the other hand. He wears a light-coloured suit and has large mutton chops. An upholstered armchair stands behind the woman. A fireplace with a clock underneath a glass dome and vases with flowers on the mantelpiece form the background. A large mirror hangs above the mantelpiece. Tenniel\'s initials are in the lower right corner, Swain\'s signature is in the lower left.