
Three quarter length portrait of Frederick Horniman in late middle age, standing. His hair is black but balding. He has a beard and a moustache, which is waxed. He is painted wearing a dark coat over a shirt, with white collar and cuffs. In his right hand he holds his spectacles. His his left arm hangs by his side. He is set against a wall with a square, ridged pillar on a plinth to the left.