portrait of Steinmetz in a classroom setting wearing a white linen suit and a light blue shirt; he has a cigar in his right hand, while his left clutches a scroll of paper; he is surrounded by books, strewn papers, and a large globe; formulas are drawn in chalk on a blackboard behind him; the Nott Memorial is visible through a window on the right-hand side of the composition; thick impasto on the left-hand side, under the clock
