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In the foreground, on a white tablecloth at the edge of a table, are a fruit bowl, a carafe filled with wine and a bouquet of flowers on the right, another almost empty carafe on the left, scattered small colored fruits, a coffee cup, its saucer and its spoon. In the background, the group of characters, five of whom are seated and three standing, stand out with their black clothes, except for the one on the right in gray, and their detailed faces. They are placed against the gray background of the decor, occupied by a corner with two walls where two framed paintings are hung; the one on the right is seen from the front, and the one on the left is seen incompletely and from the side; the flowering branches of a plant occupy the top of the corner of the walls and hide the edge.
The characters adopt various poses: a long pipe in one hand; holding an open book; the hand in the waistcoat, above a pocket watch; in profile, wearing a top hat; the chin resting in one hand at the end of a leaning arm; disheveled hair, the right hand holding an empty glass; arms crossed... All the people depicted in the painting are dressed in black except for Camille Pelletan who is in grey.
Fantin-Latour's portrait of Rimbaud is, along with the photo taken by Étienne Carjat, the most famous and reproduced representation of the poet.
Étienne Carjat Camille Pelletan