Rafael Tobias de Aguiar Filho

Young man, standing, in half body; long, thin face; small mouth and nose; dark brown hair, eyebrows, mustache and beard; eyes in the same color; black coat, bow tie, vest and pants; white shirt with two visible buttons; left arm bent over the body, waist height; gloved hand, holding white glove; thumb supported by gold chain pendant from vest; right arm extended to the side; hand over a closed book, with a red cover, supported by a table detail located in the lower left corner; under the book, two white sheets and behind, two desk accessories. Background in ocher and earthy tones. Rafael Tobias de Aguiar e Castro (1834 – 1891), son of Domitila de Castro Canto e Melo (the Marchioness of Santos) and Brigadier Rafael Tobias de Aguiar.