A young soldier stands in uniform, wearing a grey field cape. Sketched at left are different positions of the figure of a Zouave that are cropped. At upper right, a small study in graphite of a soldier giving water to a wounded comrade appears.
Verso: Loosely worked sketches of nude figures lying upon the ground. Above, one bites the neck of another. Below, a woman lies next to two men who strike at each other. Annotations in Italian describe them.
Recto: Zeuxis in his studio, painting an image of Helen of Troy. Several nude models pose nearby, one upon a platform. An assistant grinds pigments at right. Framing line at bottom margin.