Study of a man with an assemblage of scientific equipment; the man sits on the right of the image, his right hand on a microscope, his left foot on a footstool. He has sideburns, visible under his fez hat (cylindrical, with a tassel). He wears a dark jack

Study of a man with an assemblage of scientific equipment; the man sits on the right of the image, his right hand on a microscope, his left foot on a footstool. He has sideburns, visible under his fez hat (cylindrical, with a tassel). He wears a dark jacket, paler trousers, white shirt and dark cravat, white socks and dark, scuffed shoes. He sits on a chair in front of a curtain. On the ground is a patterned carpet. The scientific assemblage includes: a banjo-form barometer on the wall, distilling equipment (glass?) with condenser and metal-bound wooden receiving vessel (looks like a bucket), telescopes, microscope, bulls-eye lens, air-pump, glass vacuum chamber, an octant, a magic lantern, a terrestrial globe, books, an illustration, a stereo view of a sculptural bust, (what looks like) part of a camera, a glass dome with something inside, a tablecloth on the table, and a tripod stand. Lightly hand-coloured.