A three quarter length portrait of Frank Brangwyn. The artist faces to his left, turning towards the viewer, meeting their gaze. His hands reach below the picture plane, with four brushes visible, poking out towards the lower left corner. There is an intensity of detail in the face contrasting with the lighter lines encompassing his body. Signed by artist.

Joseph Simpson was a British painter, illustrator, and etcher. Simpson studied at the Glasgow School of Art and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1918 he was an official war artist for the RAF in France.