Composition in black and yellow. Defining boundary lines, shadings defining volume and scraped. Portrait of Romain Rolearthy occupying the center of the support area, against yellow background. The portrayed faces, has rectangular face, divided on the right hair, very wide forehead mingling with the bald head, on the right ear only bypassed and on the left in the shade, almond-shaped eyes, the less defined on the right than the on the left, facing left, long, thin nose, scraped suggesting mustaches, fleshy and closed lips and chin straight. Seeing only the beginning of the neck. Might falling from the left of the composition illuminating part of the portrayed face.