A sculptural portrait bust of a man is mounted on a profiled tapering 'goblet-style' stem on a rectangular base. He is depicted with short hair parted in the middle and styled with curls at the temples, a high forehead, straight eyebrows, large eyes, a straight nose, a moustache, and full, closed lips. He is depicted full-faced, looking directly at the viewer. Presented in a frock coat buttoned on the right, with a scarf tied around the neck. The base is inscribed: LERMONTOV. The bust is mounted on a marble column with a flat square plinth.

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