Monochrome engraving of a beached whale with men climbing atop it. Two men at right, behind the whale's tail, are stretching out a cord along it, perhaps to measure it or pull back some skin. In the center of the composition, a man climbs up the side of the whale. Atop the whale, a man raises a hatchet, and two others are seen at the top of ladders on the other side of the animal. Underneath the image is the title, "The Capture of a Whale." Background, done in simple sketchlike outlines, shows a mountainous coastline, a ship, and a rowboat.
