This is a watercolour drawing by William Lionel Wyllie. It depicts a shark being hauled from the water. The left side of the image is blank with a small circular mark that may indicate that this work is incomplete. The shark is being hauled up to a pier. The shape of the pier is suggested by a grey square, indicating the shadow on the side of the Pier. Two men stand at the top of the pier and two men stand in a rowing boat close to the bottom of the pier. The men at the top of the pier are more roughly sketch whilst the figures of the men in the boat are more defined through use of shadow. The rowing boat has been rendered with a light grey wash. The waves of the sea are rendered with thick expressive brush strokes. A darker area of wash beneath the boat indicates shadow. Dark black lines indicate the ropes and pulleys used to lift the shark. The shark is rendered in grey wash and it is hard to distinguish it head, but its tail and dorsal fin are visible.