Coastal scene of Scarborough; foreground, a dog (beagle?), a basket, a starfish and beachcombers including a young woman walking barefoot on the sand; middleground, on the left, houses, a shipyard and boats moored or at anchor, on the right, a calm sea with a sailing ship at anchor with crows nests and flags, four figures on horeseback, a cart and a harbour pier with a lighthouse; background, a church, a large castle ruin and sheer sea cliffs; sky, cirrus. Steel engraving and mezzotint with deeply bitten, etched?, black highlights in the foreground
