Photograph of a full length portrait of the photographer, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819-89) standing, facing towards the camera, his head turned slightly to the right. He gazes ahead, away from the camera. Disdéri wears a dark colour jacket, light colour shirt, dark colour trousers and leather shoes and holds a top hat in his right hand. There is a curtain on the right side of the photograph.