Aerial view of Beauvais Cathedral. The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor are visible in the margins.
The Gothic cathedral stands at the center of the drawing. Its chevet is clearly visible. It comprises a semicircular apse and an ambulatory with radiating chapels. A tall spire rests on the transept crossing. The vaults are buttressed by a system of flying buttresses, adorned with high pinnacles. The hour of the service has sounded, and figures are making their way towards the portal located on one of the arms of the transept (south?). Dwellings border the building. In the distance, the cultivated countryside stretches out behind the town wall.