Fishing Collection (#40)

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

Indians Fishing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Indians Fishing, c1845. Two men in a boat, one of them standing posied with a spear in their hand, ready to spear a fish. The boat has a lighted torch at the front of it in order to increase

Shrimpers, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Shrimpers, c1845. Two men on the beach by a boat, one sitting on a lobster pot holding a shrimp net. Others stand knee-deep in the sea catching shrimps

Eruption of Vesuvius, Italy, c1815. Vesuvius during one of its early 19th century eruptions viewed from the Bay of Naples. In the centre foreground fishermen are using a flare to attract their prey

Roman Mosaic of Fishing Boat, c2nd-3rd century. Bardo Museum

Pulling in Fishing Net from Indian Ocean, Hikkaduwa, West Coast Sri Lanka, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Pulling in Fishing Net from Indian Ocean, Hikkaduwa, West Coast Sri Lanka, 20th century. Local fishermen pull nets from the sea in Sri Lanka

Rye Harbour, East Sussex, England, UK, 1982. Artist: CM Dixon
Rye Harbour, East Sussex, England, UK, 1982. Rye Harbour is a fishing village located on the East Sussex coast, located two miles downstream of the town of Rye

Fishermen in Husavik, Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Fishermen in Husavik, Iceland, 20th century

Noussa harbour in the evening
Noussa harbour on the Isle of Paros in the evening

Fishing boat on the beach, 1882. Artist: Mauve, Anton (1838-1888)
Fishing boat on the beach, 1882. Found in the collection of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Three Fishing Boats, 1886. Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Three Fishing Boats, 1886. Found in the collection of the Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Roman relief of a haruspex, 3rd century
Roman relief from Ostia for Fulvius Alius, a haruspex. The relief shows him at work before an altar where Hercules stands with his club

Sri Lankan boat. Artist: CM Dixon
A Sri Lankan boat on the beach in Hikkaduwa

Roman mosaic of men fishing, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of men fishing from Souisse, Tunisia, 2nd century

Fishing Party, 18th or early 19th century. Artist: Charles Knight
Fishing Party, 18th or early 19th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Detail from Mortlakes Tapestries, showing the miraculous draft of fishes, 17th century
Detail from the Mortlakes Tapestries, showing the miraculous draft of fishes. The tapestries were made by weavers in Brussels

Mochica stirrup-spout vessel of a fisherman
Mochica (north coast Peruvian) stirrup-spout vessel of a fisherman on a raft made of reed bundles. The type is still in use on Andean lakes

Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, 19th century
Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, carved from Argillite, showing the legend of the Fisherman and his Wife. Currently in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 19th century

Egyptian relief of fishing from a boat with a net

The miraculous draught of fishes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
The miraculous draught of fishes, 1866. In the New Testament gospels chronicling the life of Jesus Christ, there are a number of accounts of miracles

Tobias with the Archangel Raphael, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Tobias with the Archangel Raphael, 1865-1866. Tobias with the Archangel who helped him catch fish which would miraculously restore his fathers eyesight. Plate from Gustave Dores Bible (Tobias 6.6)

Aztec education of boys (left) and girls (right). Boys are shown being punished by a father who holds him over a fire of burning chillies while lecturing him

Model of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun on a reed boat spearing fish, Ancient Egyptian, c1325 BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC)

French fishermen fired on by the British, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
French fishermen fired on by the British, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th August 1899

Festival, Paimpol, France, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Festival, Paimpol, France, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th February 1898

Forging mills, transport to the mine, 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

The second miraculous draught of fishes, c1890. Scene from the Bible. From The Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot c1890

Luna, 1531. Artist: Sebald Beham
Luna, 1531. Female planet, moist and cold. Those born under Moon loved geometry and related arts, had phlegmatic temperament. Metal silver, Spring its season and water among its elements

The War on the Yser, French WWI postcard, 1914-1918

Vintage French postcard, c1900

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, 1515. Artist: Raphael
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, 1515. Jesus sits in one of the boats asking Peter to give up fishing and to become his disciple, a fisher of men

Cape Cod fisherman washing fish, 1875
Cape Cod fisherman washing fish. From Harpers Monthly, New York, 1875

Typical Cape Cod fisherman, 1875
Typical Cape Cod fisherman. From Harpers Monthly, New York, 1875

Roman mosaic of a fishing boat, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a fishing boat with fishing rod, 2nd century

Children fishing in the harbour of Khania on Crete

Russian Baltic Fleet attacking fishing boats, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. The Dogger Bank incident, October 1904, when ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet attacked fishing boats on the Dogger Bank

Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in fishponds at Chartreuse, France, 15th century. Artist: Paul Limbourg
Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in monastery fishponds at Chartreuse, France, 15th century. The monastery at Chartreuse was founded by St Bruno of Cologne in 1084

South Sea Whale Fishery, 1825. Amelia Wilson and Castor off Buoro. Factory ship at anchor while crew in boats harpoon Sperm Whales

Harpooning a Sperm Whale, 1837. Artist: William Jardine
Harpooning a Sperm Whale, from William Jardine The Naturalists Library: On the Ordinary Cetacea, Edinburgh, 1837

Harpooning a Greenland Whale which has tossed one of the attacking boats, 1837. Artist: William Jardine
Harpooning a Greenland Whale which has tossed one of the attacking boats. From William Jardine The Naturlists Library: On the Ordinary Cetacea, Edinburgh, 1837

Guiseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot, 1880. Leading his l, 000 Red Shirts he conquered Sicily and Naples. Coloured lithograph c1880

Guiseppe Garibaldi spearing fish at night off Caprera, 1860-61
Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) Italian patriot, spearing fish at night off Caprera 1860-61. In 1860, at the head of his l, 000 Red Shirts, he conquered Sicily and Naples. Wood engraving

Might Be Worse!, 1888. When enjoying a days fishing, it is important to ensure that the most important items have been packed. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 23, 1888

The Anglers Return, 1859. This cartoon depicts Derby on the left in country tweeds with matching crown, and Disraeli on the right in boots with his rods slung across his back

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