Landscape of the Thames at Windsor in the centre left background is Windsor Castle, framed by trees; its reflections can be seen in the river, which flows towards it, having emerged from the left of the picture; on the bank in the centre are five cows, and to the right there is a man seated upon a fallen tree trunk. The painting is signed in the bottom-right on the trunk of the tree: 'TCH 1816'
Three-quarters length portrait, full face; he wears a jewelled coat with ermine trim and clasps of gold and ruby, hat and round his neck is a finely jewelled collar; on his right hand he wears a jewelled ring and with it he clasps a leather glove; in his left hand he clasps a sword or staff with a jewelled hilt. Irene Begbie-Ellissen was the mother of Francis Lyon Gordon Ellissen (AHH 1932-1935).
Head and shoulders, turned to the left; he wears a scholars' dress with white bow tie, brown background. Christopher Hildyard was a Canon at Westminster Abbey and friend of Head Master, John Carleton.