This print shows the actor R.W. Honner in the role of King of the Burning Mountain. The actor is shown poised ready to fight with an upraised sword in his left hand and a round shield in his right. The shield is made from gold, green and crimson foil and has an image of a roaring dragon at its centre. He is dressed in a tunic of crimson and pale yellow silk. The hem of his tunic is decorated with a border of serpents in metallic green foil. A similar serpent motif appears in the centre of the gold breastplate he wears across his chest. A plumed gold helmet and gold gauntlets complete his armour. A river bordered by boulders is visible behind him within which are two horses with fish tails and a six sea serpents, lined up in rows on either side.

Tinsel prints were created from etched portraits of theatrical stars in popular roles they played on the London stage. They were hand-painted in watercolour and decorated with scraps of material and tinsel additions. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century and were considered an adult, rather than a child's hobby. By the 1830s it was possible to buy the tinsel, leather and feather ornaments to go with each image.