The drawing is dated 1915: that year, Sergey Eisenstein graduated from the Riga Realschule and entered the Institute of Civil Engineers. He portrayed the excitement typical for any past and future student before an exam in this comical way. In the upper right corner, you can see a flower with the excellent grade, to which the student aspires. Down below, there is a pun signature, which Sergey used in his youth: SirGay.