Carte-de-visite of William Henry Channing shown in full profile. He is standing in a carpeted room with a floral drapery at the right side of the image. Channing faces the camera with his arms crossed in front of his chest and his head a quarter turn to his right looking off camera. He is slightly balding and has a beard. His cheeks are tinted pink. Channing wears a black clergyman's robe over a suit.