Aquatic Life Collection (#36)

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

Freshwater fish, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Freshwater fish, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd May 1897

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

Green Frog, 16th century. Artist: Joris Hoefnagel
Green Frog, 16th century

Shells and Shellfish, 16th century. Artist: Joris Hoefnagel
Shells and Shellfish, 16th century. An illustration from the calligraphic manuscript Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, inscribed by Georg Bocskay and illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel

Fish, 16th century. Artist: Joris Hoefnagel
Fish, 16th century. An illustration from the calligraphic manuscript Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, inscribed by Georg Bocskay and illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel

Colbert, 1774. Artist: J Collyer
Colbert, 1774. Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French statesman (1619-1683), Louis XIVs Chief Minister. He was responsible for reforming the chaotic financial administration

Sea fishing, herring and sardines, 1751-1777
Fishing, herring and sardines, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Salting, washing, packing sardines, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Glaucus turned into a sea god, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Glaucus turned into a sea god, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Greek goddess Aphrodite, 3rd century. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Scamander, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Scamander, 1615. Scamander fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War. In this context, he is the personification of the Scamander River that flowed from Mount Ida across the plain

The Bosporus or Bosphorus, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
The Bosporus or Bosphorus, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

A representation of February, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of February, 1757. A woman with a duck, a heron, a fish and a urn symbolizing the rain. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris

Fisherman, 1828. Artist: Jean Henri Marlet
Fisherman, 1828. A print from L Inde Francaise, 1828. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Birth of Venus (detail), c1485. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
The Birth of Venus (detail), c1485. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

A Man Offering an Oyster to a Woman, c1660-1665. Artist: Jan Steen
A Man Offering an Oyster to a Woman, c1660-1665. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

A Woman and a Maid in a Courtyard, c1660-1661. Artist: Pieter de Hooch
A Woman and a Maid in a Courtyard, c1660-1661. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Death in Barouche, c1850-1890. Artist: Stanislas Lepine
Death in Barouche, c1850-1890. Although generally not considered an Impressionist painter, Stanislas participated in the first Impressionist exhibition held in 1874

Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1881. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1881. Huxley (1825-1895) was Inspector of Fisheries from 1881-1885. He was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of

Publicity for a Russian commerce exhibition, 1930. Artist: Sergey Igumnov
Publicity for a Russian commerce exhibition, 1930

The Birth of Venus, c1482. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
The Birth of Venus, c1482. From the Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Still Life with Oysters, 19th century. Artist: Antoine Vollon
Still Life with Oysters, 19th century

Still Life, 19th century

Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Artist: Pierre Falke
Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Jean Louis Xavier Francois Darlan (1881-1942) commanded the French naval forces early in World War II

Whalers (Boiling Blubber) Entangled in Flaw Ice, Endeavouring to Extricate Themselves, 1846. Artist: JMW Turner
Whalers (Boiling Blubber) Entangled in Flaw Ice, Endeavouring to Extricate Themselves, 1846. From the Tate Gallery, London

Crustacea and Reptiles, c1850. Artist: Robert Kent Thomas
Crustacea and Reptiles, c1850. The central image shows a lobster, crab, turtle, scallops, whelks and prawns, cowrie shells, lobster and crab pots and shrimping nets

Mackerel seller, 1826. Market woman displaying the fish she has for sale, calling out that the good, fresh mackerel have arrived

Homology (of commmon descent), c1920. A: Fore-limb of a monkey. B: Fore-limb of a whale. Although different at first sight, they have similar architecture

Artists impression of deep sea scene with luminous fishes, 1903. Some of the creatures shown here were brought up in the dredges during the French oceanographical expeditions of the Travailleur

Fish, c1850. Artist: Robert Kent Thomas
Fish, c1850. Around the central image are vignettes of boats fishing for mackerel, and for anchovies with flares, of spearing fish and catching with rod and line

Anchovy Fishing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Anchovy Fishing, c1845. Depicting men in their sailing boats out at sea. In the boat on the right men are dragging a net out of the water

Herring Curing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Herring Curing, c1845. Men preparing herrings; one carries a basket of the fish, another puts them in a barrel. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man

Cod Curing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Cod Curing, c1845. Men curing cod; one holds the fish over a barrel, probably of salt, used to make the fish keep for months. The other hangs the cod up on a line

Soapine household cleaner, late 19th century. American trade card for Kendall Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Whale blubber was used in some soap products

Wall- hanging embroidered with Tortoise and Fish from Noin Ula, c1st century BC. Kuraan VI, Northern Mongolia. At Hermitage, Leningrad

Coptic jar with fish, Egypt, c6th-8th century
Coptic jar with fish. Egypt, c6th-8th century

Mask from Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger. Economically, it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world

Early Christian Funerary Mosaic, (Roman), 4th century. From the Catacomb of Hermes, Sousse, Tunisia. The fish and anchor are symbols of Christ and his faithful followers. At Sousse Museum, Tunisia

Jonah and the Whale, early Christian Sarcophagus, Roman Marble, 4th century. At Vatican Museums

Rhynie-Crawstone, Pictish incised Animals, Aberdeenshire, c5th century-c8th century. Salmon and the Pictish Beast below

Scorpion Fish, (Peixe Carneiro), 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Scorpion Fish, (Peixe Carneiro), 20th century. Scorpionfish, are a family of mostly marine fish that include many of the worlds most venomous species

Seahorse, (Hippocampus), 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Seahorse, (Hippocampus), 20th century. Name given to 54 species of small marine fishes in the genus Hippocampus, from the Ancient Greek word hippos meaning horse and kampos meaning sea monster

Long-snouted seahorse, (Hippocampus Guttulatus), 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Long-snouted seahorse, (Hippocampus Guttulatus), 20th century. Relatively rare marine fish native to northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean with an average size of 12cm

Sea Perch, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Sea Perch, 20th century. Found in the Atantic and Mediterranean, Perch are carnivorous fish, who feed on smaller fish, shellfish, or insect larvae. They can be caught with nearly any bait

Suckers on tentacles of Octopus Vulgaris, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Suckers on tentacles of Octopus Vulgaris, 20th century. A mollusc and the most studied of all octopus species. The octopus will eat almost anything it can catch

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Tentacles, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Tentacles, 20th century. A mollusc and the most studied of all octopus species. The octopus will eat almost anything it can catch

Loggerhead Turtle, (Caretta Caretta), 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Loggerhead Turtle, (Caretta Caretta), 20th century. The loggerhead sea turtle is found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean Sea

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