This is a black and white engraving depicting a classical scene. A muscular man is shown in profile, standing barefoot on a textured ground. He is holding a large, spiraled shell up to his ear, as if listening to the ocean. He is draped with a cloth that wraps around his waist and falls in folds around his legs. A cylindrical pillar with a ring around it stands to his right. The background is filled with dense, parallel hatching lines, creating a textured effect. The image is labeled 'XVIII' and 'Bucina Marina' at the bottom. The number '59' is visible in the upper right corner.