Aerial view of the Cirque d’Arelate (Arles). The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame.
The scene depicts a chariot race in the circus. The building stands on the banks of the Rhône, just outside the city. The carriages gallop around the spina, a central wall adorned with several columns and an obelisk, under the watchful gaze of the spectators. The building is surrounded by cultivated fields.