Carte de visite photograph depicting a bearded man posed with a large catfish, late 19th century.

The seated man wears a brimmed hat, dark coat, and light shirt, facing slightly toward the camera with a direct expression. Resting on a table in front of him is an unusually large catfish, positioned horizontally with its head turned to face the viewer. The fish’s whiskers extend prominently from the mouth, and the dorsal fin is raised, creating a distinct silhouette behind the man’s arm. The table edge is visible beneath the fish, and the plain studio backdrop isolates the figure and catch, emphasizing the scale of the specimen in relation to the sitter.

The mount is unmarked, with no photographer’s imprint visible. The verso is blank aside from faint pencil marks and numbers, including “175” and a partially legible notation near the lower edge.