On the left under a tree, a poet sits with a book in one hand and a pen in the other. He is looking at a drawing, shown to him by the muse of the scene. At his feet on the ground are a palette, brushes and a painting stick. In the background on the right Pegasus on the Helicon, Poet with his muse Title page for: Hendrik van Huls, The Poems, 1734, print maker: Gerard Melder, intermediary draughtsman: Matthias van der Eyck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Abraham Ambrullaart, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1734, paper, etching, h 143 mm × w 98 mm