The image shows a man seated in an elaborate, high-backed wooden chair. He is turned towards the viewer, with his right hand resting on an open book on the desk in front of him and his left hand holding a quill pen. The man has deep-set eyes, a mustache connected to a short beard, and wears a clerical collar, a dark robe, and a distinctive cap. He has a visible ring on his left hand and an ink well with a feather quill on the table. Several large volumes are on a shelf behind him.