Half-length portrait of Dom Pedro II, turned halfway to the left, looking ahead, on a dark background. Blue eyes, serious expression. Short hair and thick white beard. He wears a jacket, vest and black tie with a white shirt. It bears, on the chest, a commendation and the miniature of the Golden Fleece. Author's signature and date in the left corner: "Augte Petit / 1882".
Dom Pedro II (Rio de Janeiro, December 2, 1825 - Paris, December 5, 1891), second and last Emperor of Brazil.