Full-length, life-size portrait on canvas of 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes. Frame is wood with elaborate gilded composite decorative moldings; portrait of Hayes in his early 50s; he is holding a pair of brown gloves in his left hand, his right hand is inside the jacket of his suit; has brown hair, brown eyes and is wearing a black coat, tie, pants, and shoes, a white shirt and a gold ring on his finger; the background from a Brady photograph consists of: a brown interior; green and brown chair on left holds a black top hat and brown coat; black table on right holds brown books; red drape on right; flowered carpet in red, green, pink, gray, and brown.