Portrait of Lord Aberdare (1815-1895), President of College. Full figure portrait viewed seated with his right leg crossed over his left leg and his right arm resting on a side table. He is middle-aged, has a receding hairline and sideburns which extend to a beard under his chin. He wears beige trousers and black shoes, jacket and cravat. On the side table / desk is a book, manuscripts and a pen quill in an ink pot. On the left are red drapes, papers and four? books. The chair has castors. Canvas is torn in upper right corner