Portrait drawing of Luís Vaz de Camões, executed in drypoint with two-tone resin, shown front-facing. Instead of the well-known eye patch over his right eye, there is a depicted orifice through which a reptile enters. The work is framed within an oval frame saturated in black. Luís Vaz de Camões is dressed in a high-collared doublet with lace trim.
The poet’s face is darkened at the level of the high forehead, eyes, and beard, which conceals the mouth. The nose is straight, clearly outlining the frontal plane of the face. His expression remains closed, and the gaze is distant.
The serpent’s body moves horizontally across the left side, at face level, zigzagging before entering the orifice of the right eye. The reptile reemerges on the poet’s forehead, showing an elongated head turned to the right, with a small eye and a pointed tongue.
The right side of Luís Vaz de Camões’ face has been replaced by a visually distinct block.
Engraved with fine lines, near the left shoulder, there is a circular motif adorned with flowers.