This is a watercolour sketch by William Lionel Wyllie. It depicts three dead fish. The fish are arranged artistically for the study. The bodies of two fish have been crossed and propped up against the largest of the three fish. The fish are not all the same species. The fish are depicted in detail and take up the centre of the page. There is no background. The largest fish has a green strip down its back and a silver underbelly. Its gills can be seen, its eye has a reddish hue and its lips are yellow. It is hard to make out the features of the middle fish but it has been depicted in similar colours of green and yellow. It is long and narrow. The fish on the right hand side is long and narrow. It also has a green stripe on its back but is mainly silver in colour. The face and tail of the fish have a yellow hue. Pale grey wash has been used to indicate the shadow. Study for Wyllie's oil painting 'Davy Jones's Locker', completed in 1890 (Museum no. ZBA5055).