Half-length photograph of Sir Henry Ponsonby. He is looking to the left and is wearing military uniform with medals. The photograph is surrounded by a watercolour illustration by the military artist Orlando Norie showing soldiers of the Grenadier Guards marching through the countryside. Sir Henry Ponsonby was a Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. He later held the position of Keeper of the Privy Purse and was the Private Secretary to Queen Victoria.