A detailed woodcut-style illustration depicts a bearded king in extreme agony, his face tilted upward with a wide-open, screaming mouth. He wears a large, ornate metallic crown featuring intricate filigree and sharp spikes. Red blood fills his eyes and drips down his cheeks in two distinct streaks. The image is rendered with fine, intricate line shading and cross-hatching in off-white and black. A vibrant, textured deep-red background shines through behind the crown's spikes, while another figure is partially visible on the right edge. The dramatic contrast between the monochromatic line work and the bright red blood creates an agonizing, tragic, and gothic atmosphere.