Snapshot of a picnic scene in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire. Frances Partridge sits to the left, resting her back against a tree trunk, with her hands on her lap, smiling and looking to the right. Ralph Partridge sits furthest from the camera, with his knees raised and his right hand resting on his right knee. He holds a cup or bowl in his left hand and looks to the right. Bernard ('Beakus') Penrose sits closest to the camera, with his left knee raised and his head in profile to the left. Rachel Cecil (née MacCarthy) sits to the right on a cushion, with her head in profile to the left.