The image is a vintage black and white illustration depicting a man and a woman facing each other, their noses almost touching. The style is reminiscent of a caricature or editorial cartoon. The man is on the left, with wavy hair styled neatly. He is wearing a suit with a tie. His nose is prominently featured and has a distinctly Roman shape – a large, curved bridge. The woman is on the right, with her hair piled high in a voluminous updo. She is wearing a dress with a high, ruffled collar. Like the man, she also has a large, Roman-shaped nose. The illustration is accompanied by text at the bottom that reads, 'The above illustration shows that two Roman noses are surely too many in one family, especially in husband and wife.' This suggests the illustration is making a humorous comment about the perceived incompatibility of two people with similar, prominent features.