The image is a vintage illustration from a book titled "Vaught's Practical Character Reader". It depicts a profile view of a man's head. The man has short, neatly combed hair and a prominent nose. His ear is visible in profile. He is wearing a bow tie and a collared shirt. A circular banner surrounds the man's head, with the words "A GENUINE FATHER" written around it. The illustration is done in a black and white, engraved style, typical of the late 19th or early 20th century. Below the illustration is text that reads: "The above illustration represents a very important fact. To be a genuine father is to have a strong faculty of Parental Love and there is only one faculty of this kind and one place to look for it. No man with a deficient, perpendicular back head is a natural father."