The image depicts a person from the waist up, seated or leaning on a table. Their head is resting on one hand, supported by their elbow on the surface. They have curly medium-length hair emerging from a soft headpiece. Their facial expression is neutral, with slightly parted lips, and their eyes facing the viewer. The person is dressed in period-appropriate attire, holding a pen above a piece of paper. There is a cloth draped around their shoulder and a bust of another head on the table. The backdrop consists of bookshelves filled with books, framed by an oval structure covered partially by a curtain.