The interior of a parlour. A panelled wall with a large portrait of a lady and her harp in an ornate frame forms the background. At the centre in the foreground sits and stands a family of four. The mother sits on a sofa to the right. She is wearing a wide crinoline dress and a cab or turban decorated with feathers. She is holding a handkerchief in her left hand. A dark-haired boy dressed in breeches, tunic and black bow-tie stands in front of her. The woman has her right arm lifted and is pointing towards a man who stands towards the left margin. He is wearing a dark frock coat and is carrying his top hat in his right hand. He has mutton chops and wavy dark hair. To his left, the father sits in an armchair. He has fair hair and a full beard and is dressed in a dark suit. He is leaning casually on the armrests, and a fair-haired girl wearing a dark crinoline dress stands in front of him.