Aitken is sitting on a wooden chair, facing the left of the picture; he wears a white shirt and blue tie; he holds a cigar in his left hand; the background is green. Signed l.r.: Hailstone 68
Half-length portrait; he faces towards the left of the portrait; he wears black academic dress and collar, and a grey wig. Inscribed top-left with the name of the sitter.