A tribute to Paine : L'homme de deux mondes. Born at Thetford, England, Jan. 29, (O.S.) 1737. Died at Greenwich, New York, June 8, 1809 / J. W. Jarvis, pinx 1805 ; J. R. Ames, del.

Print shows author and philosopher Thomas Paine, bust portrait, facing right encircled by a decorative border consisting of a wreath and symbols such as scales, a quill, a key, and a dove; also shows Paine's book, Rights of man.

Notation signed by M. D. Conway mounted on support: "Handle this with care. The picture inside is rare. A copy of the only portrait of Paine painted by the Elder Jarvis. It was painted in 1805, when Paine was residing in the same house with Jarvis, in N. York"