a. Painting: Half-length portrait of older man: body and face slightly averted to the right; white curled hair; subject wears a white shirt with black neckcloth and black waistcoat and is seated on a red upholstered chair (corner visible); a dark brown/black background;
b. Frame: Concave rectangular frame with elaborate molded decoration of interlocking geometric motifs; labels attached to back: "C. Fritz Hoelzer / Conservator of Paintings / New York, NY"; "Mary L. March / Mother"; written in black on canvas: "Robert James Livingston, born 1760: died 1827".