[Homage by Ricardo Palma to General Roque Sáenz Peña for his visit to the National Library of Peru]

Portrait of the writer Ricardo Palma as director of the National Library of Peru, seated and surrounded by guests dressed in suit and tie, pays homage to Roque Sáenz Peña. Front row from right to left: Clemente Palma (son of Ricardo Palma), Alejandro Garland, Carlos Paz Soldán, Pablo Patrón, Carlos Rey de Castro (publicist, writer), Antonio Arenas (politician and writer), José M. Corvacho (collector of antiquities and historical documents), Jacinto Garcia, Captain Gomez Miro Quesada, unknown person. Seated from right to left: Mr. Irigoyen (rector of San Marcos), Salvador Cavero, Ricardo Palma, Cristina Román de Palma, Roque Sáenz Peña, Carlos Germán Amézaga, Andrés Avelino Aramburú (director of the National Opinion), with a background of a large wooden book shelf with glass doors.