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.
Three-quarters length portrait of Dolben seated on a chair over which his right arm hangs; he wears a blue coat and waistcoat bordered with gold brade, and a grey wig; he holds a black hat in his left hand; a fine brocade curtain hangs in the background.
Three-quarter length portrait of Busby standing, wearing academic robes and a scull cap; his body and head are inclined to the left of the painting; to the bottom-left is a table covered with a cloth, upon which is an open book; Busby has almost turned a page with his right hand.
Half length portrait of Nicoll wearing black academic dress, collar and wig; he faces slightly to the left of the picture. Inscribed top-left with the name of the sitter.
Half-length portrait of Aldrich wearing black academic dress and collar; his body is inclined to the left of the picture, but his head is turned so as to be almost full face. Inscribed top-left with the identity of the sitter.
Half-length portrait on a much reduced scale, in a roundel in the centre of the picture; he wears Eighteenth Century costume and holds a book, with the inscription