A ghost draped in a long, flowing ivory sheet, with two simple black oval eyes and no other features, rides side-saddle on a black horse shown mid-stride in profile. The horse wears a pale-gold bridle with a rein held loosely in the ghost's draped hand, and the robe trails and billows behind in soft folds that echo the movement.

The figure group sits large at the center of the picture with an even margin of background around it and no horizon line. Light is flat and even, and the shapes stay simple and graphic. Directional brush strokes make the background mottled and hand-painted, while the horse and robe are flatter and smoother, with fine fringe-like marks in the tail.