Man with dark curly hair in a black coat, seated against a dark background
A painted portrait depicts a man seated, angled slightly to the left, with his head turned to face forward, looking directly at the viewer. He has light skin, dark, curly hair, and a faint beard or stubble around his jawline. His eyes are dark, and his lips are closed. He wears a dark, high-collared coat or jacket with several dark buttons visible down the front. A white shirt collar is visible at his neck. His right arm rests on the light brown wooden armrest of a chair, and his left hand is visible, resting on his lap or the chair. The background is a plain, dark brown, with subtle variations in tone, appearing slightly lighter behind his head. In the upper right corner, the text "C. COROT" is written above "1839."