At the centre in the foreground, an angry-looking man has grabbed another man by his throat and toppled him over backwards in his chair. The attacker has short, dark hair, is clean-shaven and wearing a dark jacket and trousers. The attacked is wearing a light-coloured suit and his hat lies on the floor next to him. The floor is made of stone slabs. A dark-haired woman wearing a dark crinoline dress stands on the left behind the men and looks at them in surprise. Another man, dressed in stripy vest and trousers and a frock coat stands in a doorway behind the fighting men. He has mutton chops and looks at the other men disapprovingly. Another room with Greek columns on the right is visible through the doorway. Paintings hang on the wall, and a chair is placed next to the doorway on the right.