Illustration of a group of people, mixture of genders and ages, spending time on a beach in Boulogne, coastal France. The group of women to the left and the two central children have bare feet and wear ragged clothes for their work as fishermen / fisherwomen. The two furthest left women hold a large fishing net each and the furthest right fisherwomen holds a basket. The other people to the right of the image wear more expensive, lighter coloured clothing, hat and hold parasols / umbrellas. The furthest man to the right is an artist and he is viewed seated and sketching the scene of fisherfolk who are posing for him. He has a satchel beside him on the beach. In the middleground behind the figures the land sweeps down from the top right until it meets the sea, and further away in the background is a headland and horizon. Detailed tonal wood engraving through line work.