This pencil drawing by Lucian Freud depicts a portrait study executed with the artist's characteristic precision and psychological intensity. The work is part of a limited edition series, as indicated by the numbering 3/46, and bears Freud's initials in pencil, confirming its status as an authorized print or drawing. Freud's unflinching approach to portraiture is evident in the direct observation and formal restraint that define this representation of his Irish subject.