Aquatic Life Collection (#35)

Eel bucks on the Thames, 19th century

Return of the herring boats, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 1856. Artist: NR Woods
Return of the herring boats, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 1856. From The Illustrated London News (12 April 1856)

Cirripedia, 19th century

Sergius Orata and other Romans, 1473-1480. Artist: Francois Fouquet
Sergius Orata and other Romans, 1473-1480. Sergius Orata pointing to the hanging baths (balneae pensiles) invented by him; Sergius Orata inspecting his artificial preserves for sea-fish;

Sybil Arundale (1882-1965), English actress, 1900s. Artist: Lemeilleur
Sybil Arundale (1882-1965), English actress, 1900s. From the Philco Postcard Series

Cod fishing, Canada, 19th century. Artist: Le Breton
Cod fishing, Canada, 19th century

Still Life, c1640, (1938). Artist: Pieter de Ring
Still Life, c1640, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Mussel Picking, c1908. Artist: William Page Atkinson Wells
Mussel Picking, c1908. From The Studio Volume 50. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

The Whistling Oyster, 1897. From Old and New London Vol 111 by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

Whale blubber, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

Caller Herrin, c1880-1882. Artist: Otto Theodor Leyde
Caller Herrin, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Sienese tethering rings, 1926. From Apollo magazine, volume IV, no 21 (September 1926)

Catching a Trout, 1854. Artist: Currier and Ives
Catching a Trout, 1854

Whale captured in the Thames, Grays, Essex, 19th century

Herring industry, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, 1920

The Ostiacks, 19th century. Artist: T Spendelone
The Ostiacks, 19th century. Indigenous inhabitants of Siberia, with sturgeon, bow and arrow, and dead bear

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1807. Artist: Rivers
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, (1807). Darnley (1545-1567) was murdered at Kirk O Field near Edinburgh in February 1567

Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake, American Winter Sports, 1856. Artist: Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake, American Winter Sports, 1856

A city taken by assault by the Assyrians, c1853, (c1900-1920). A 19th-century drawing of a bas-relief in the British Museum from the Assyrian empire (c7th century BC)

The Fish Market, c1820s. Artist: Charles Lewis
The Fish Market, c1820s

Conch Shell, 1923. Ornament consisting of a conch shell set in metal, possibly gold, decorated with dragons. The shell has religious significance in both Hinduism and Buddhism

The Fish, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

Necklace of Charms, 1923. Jewellery made from cowrie shells, ancient Egyptian pharaohs beard and kneeling figure, and a fish

Women shrimp fishers, Calais, 1905. Postcard: Everything here smells of fish instead of [?] mimosa and heliotrope, Much love, CM

Pisces, The Fishes, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

Ostiacks on the Banks of the River Oby, c 1700. Family of indigenous people, possibly from Siberia. The woman holds a sturgeon

General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Artist: Frank Vizetelly
General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) using a trident to catch fish off the island of Caprera

Sea anemones, c19th century. Artist: A Fullarton & Co
Sea anemones, c19th century

The Nautilus shell, 19th century. Artist: Charles James Richardson
The Nautilus shell, 19th century. Ornament made from the shell of a nautilus. a sea creature

The Message of Love, 19th century, (1912). Artist: Eugene Delaplanche
The Message of Love, 19th century, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Turtle Catching, 1886. Artist: Julian Ashton
Turtle Catching, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, 1886)

Pearl Fishery, Torres Strait, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Oysters in the shell!, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
Oysters in the shell!, 1737-1742. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

Carpe Vive!, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
Carpe Vive!, 1737-1742. A woman selling live carp. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

Enamelled dish by Bernard Palissy, 16th century, (1870). Palissy (1510-1590) was a French potter and the inventor of rustic ware. He used examples from nature to make moulds for his ceramic pieces

Friday, 1883, (1912). Artist: Walter Dendy Sadler
Friday, 1883, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an Introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Oyster Fishing, c1785-1849. Artist: Hokusai
Oyster Fishing, c1785-1849

Mackerel, Billingsgate, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis

Michel de Montagne, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Michel de Montagne, 1775. Portrait of Montaigne (1533-1592). A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

The Fountain of Bahcesaray, 1849. Artist: Karl Briullov
The Fountain of Bahcesaray, 1849. The Fountain of Bakhchisaray is a poem by Alexander Pushkin published in 1822. Found in the collection of the A Pushkin Memorial Museum, St Petersburg

The Birth of Venus, 1729. Artist: Dutch Master
The Birth of Venus, 1729. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Palace Gatchina, St Petersburg

Still Life with a Clock, 1652. Artist: Antonio Pereda y Salgado
Still Life with a Clock, 1652. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Still life with a Hare, c1680s. Artist: Jan Baptist van Moerkerke
Still life with a Hare, c1680s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Oyster Meal, 1659. Artist: Frans van Mieris
The Oyster Meal, 1659. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Breakfast with a Lobster, Dutch painting of 17th century. Artist: Willem Claesz Heda
Breakfast with a Lobster, Dutch painting of 17th century. Heda, Willem Claesz (1594-1680). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Oyster seller, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th May 1902

The Danish pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Departure of the cod-fishing boats from Dunkirk, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Departure of the cod-fishing boats from Dunkirk, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th March 1900

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