The Charmer, 1911. Artist: John William WaterhouseThe Charmer, 1911. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]
Study of Fish: Two Tench, a Trout and a Perch, c1822-1824. Artist: JMW TurnerStudy of Fish: Two Tench, a Trout and a Perch, c1822-1824. From the Tate collection, London
The Gulf Stream, 1899, (1943). Creator: Winslow HomerThe Gulf Stream, 1899, (1943). A man drifts on his fishing boat which has lost its mast. Sharks surround the boat, and a waterspout approaches ominously
Beer Street, 1751. Artist: William HogarthBeer Street, 1751. Working people enjoying a tankard of beer outside the Barley Mow public house. The figures include two women with baskets of fish and a butcher holding a joint of meat
A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Tomb painting of a pool full of ducks, lotus flowers and tilapia fish; papyrus grows along the edge
Saint James Major, c. 1315 / 1320. Creator: Simone MartiniSaint James Major, c. 1315/1320
Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858. 1858. Creator: Ando HiroshigeMannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858
Ocean Life. Creators: James M. Sommerville, Christian SchusseleOcean Life
Kintaro with Carp, 19th century. Creator: UnknownKintaro with Carp, 19th century
Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Creator: James PollardTrolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Anglers using a running line to catch pike on the Lea at Waltham Abbey, to the north-east of London. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London
Fishes, c1910. Creator: UnknownFishes, c1910. Species of vertebrate animals found in fresh and salt waters and almost all aquatic environments
Tobias and Angel, 1578-1610. Artist: Adam ElsheimerTobias and Angel, 1578-1610
The Whale, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Whale, c1850. Around the main illustration of harpooning a whale and the whalers being tossed from their boat are vignettes of the uses to which the whale was put after the carcass had been cut
Patience (Patientia), 1557. Creator: Pieter van der HeydenPatience (Patientia), 1557
Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego VelasquezKitchen Scene with Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622. Martha supervises work in the kitchen. A young servant girl, wearing an unhappy expression
Preparations for a Feast, 1575-1625. Creator: UnknownPreparations for a Feast, 1575-1625
Louis XI, roi de France. Creator: Jean MorinLouis XI, roi de France
Fish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe KyosaiFish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887
Fisherboy (Il Pescatore), 1877. Artist: Vincenzo GemitoFisherboy (Il Pescatore), 1877
Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, 1853
Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s. 1840s. Creator: Ando HiroshigeFugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s
Flowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Creator: So ShizanFlowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Edo period
Floor painting in a palace at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, (1928). Creator: UnknownFloor painting in a palace at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, (1928). 1370 B.C. A pool with fish, birds in flight, plants, and, at the bottom, a row of men of African and Middle Eastern appearance, with bows
An Englishman in Moscow, 1913-1914. Artist: Kazimir MalevichAn Englishman in Moscow, 1913-1914. Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (February 23, 1878 - May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician
Big Game Fishing, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, c1927, (1937)Big Game Fishing, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, c1927 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]
The Mock Turtle, 1930. Artist: John TennielThe Mock Turtle, 1930. The Mock Turtle from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)
Ancient Egyptian wall paintings in a tomb at Thebes, Egypt. Men carrying food, an abundance of fish, wildfowl and what appears to be bunches of grapes
The highly ornamented third gondola of Francesco Antonio Berka entering Venice, Gods on clouds in the upper section, 1700
Neptune in his Chariot being drawn by seahorses, from the Division of the Universe, 1531-76
Plate 35: Philip of Spain as Neptune, riding in a chariot drawn by two sea horses; from Guillielmus Becanuss Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis... 1636
The Pleasures of Fishes, dated 1291. Creator: Zhou DongqingThe Pleasures of Fishes, dated 1291. You are not I, so how do you know I don t know what fish enjoy?" Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe KyosaiEagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887
Street scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm AllersStreet scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Boy with his catch in what is now Sri Lanka. Strasse in Fischerdorf Mut-Wal
Painted wooden ceiling in St. Martins Church, Zillis, Switzerland, (1928). Creator: UnknownPainted wooden ceiling in St. Martins Church, Zillis, Switzerland, (1928). 2nd Half of 12th Century...Detail of a painted wooden ceiling in St. Martins at Zillis (Grisons)
Mural painting in the Tomb of Typhon (Tomba del Tifone) at Tarquinia, Italy, (1928]. Etruscan burial chamber, 3rd-2nd Century B.C...Frieze of flying fish [dolphins] over stylicised waves)
Mural frieze in the Tomb of the Lionesses (Tomba delle Leonesse), Tarquinia, Italy, (1928). Etruscan burial chamber, 1st Half of 6th Century B.C...Flying fish [dolphins]
Right hand panel of The Pearl Divers triptych by Utamaro, c1797-98, (1936). CreatorRight hand panel of The Pearl Divers triptych by Utamaro, c1797-98, (1936). Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock of a woman wringing waistcloth holding knife in her mouth while
Fishing, 1820, c1910. Creator: Tom BrowneFishing, 1820, c1910. One of a set of advertisements showing Johnnie Walkers Striding Man in various sporting scenarios
Herring Girl statue, Stornoway harbour, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. The statue commemorates the women and girls who worked in the Hebridean herring industry in the 19th
A Samoan belle, wearing necklaces of teeth and shells, 1902. Artist: Thomas AndrewA Samoan belle, wearing necklaces of teeth and shells, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]
The youth and his father, who is balancing a fish on his nose, 1889. Artist: John TennielThe youth and his father, who is balancing a fish on his nose, 1889. You Are Old, Father William is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in his book Alices Adventures in Wonderland
Silver Favourites, c1903, (1918). Artist: Sir Lawrence Alma-TademaSilver Favourites, c1903, (1918). Painting held at the Manchester City Galleries, Manchester. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]
Doctorfish tang, Common snapper, Short-snouted unicornfishDoctorfish tang (Acanthurus chirvrgus), Common snapper, Short-snouted unicornfish
Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BCFowling in the marshes: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no. 10), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC
Minoan wall-painting of dolphins from the Queens bathroom at Knossos
Roman mosaic of men fishing from boats, 2nd century BCA Roman mosaic from Tunisia of men fishing from two boats, from the Souisse Museums collection, 2nd century BC
The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is depicted wrestling with the mighty octopus of the Irish Land League
Hauling in a Drum-Fish; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne ReidHauling in a Drum-Fish; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C
