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Aquatic Life Collection

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Creator: James Pollard

Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Creator: James Pollard
Trolling 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Beer Street, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth

Beer Street, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Beer 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Charmer, 1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse

The Charmer, 1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse
The Charmer, 1911. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Study of Fish: Two Tench, a Trout and a Perch, c1822-1824. Artist: JMW Turner

Study of Fish: Two Tench, a Trout and a Perch, c1822-1824. Artist: JMW Turner
Study of Fish: Two Tench, a Trout and a Perch, c1822-1824. From the Tate collection, London

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: An Englishman in Moscow, 1913-1914. Artist: Kazimir Malevich

An Englishman in Moscow, 1913-1914. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
An Englishman in Moscow, 1913-1914. Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (February 23, 1878 - May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Gulf Stream, 1899, (1943). Creator: Winslow Homer

The Gulf Stream, 1899, (1943). Creator: Winslow Homer
The 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Kintaro with Carp, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Kintaro with Carp, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Kintaro with Carp, 19th century

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Saint James Major, c. 1315 / 1320. Creator: Simone Martini

Saint James Major, c. 1315 / 1320. Creator: Simone Martini
Saint James Major, c. 1315/1320

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858. 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858. 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Fishes, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Fishes, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Fishes, c1910. Species of vertebrate animals found in fresh and salt waters and almost all aquatic environments

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Tobias and Angel, 1578-1610. Artist: Adam Elsheimer

Tobias and Angel, 1578-1610. Artist: Adam Elsheimer
Tobias and Angel, 1578-1610

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Whale, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

The Whale, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
The 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Ocean Life. Creators: James M. Sommerville, Christian Schussele

Ocean Life. Creators: James M. Sommerville, Christian Schussele
Ocean Life

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Thursday, 1880, (c1902). Creator: Unknown

Thursday, 1880, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Thursday, 1880, (c1902). After a painting, also known as Tomorrow will be Friday, in the Tate Gallery, London. A group of Franciscans fishing, as they were forbidden to eat meat on Fridays

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Preparations for a Feast, 1575-1625. Creator: Unknown

Preparations for a Feast, 1575-1625. Creator: Unknown
Preparations for a Feast, 1575-1625

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Patience (Patientia), 1557. Creator: Pieter van der Heyden

Patience (Patientia), 1557. Creator: Pieter van der Heyden
Patience (Patientia), 1557

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Louis XI, roi de France. Creator: Jean Morin

Louis XI, roi de France. Creator: Jean Morin
Louis XI, roi de France

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Fisherboy (Il Pescatore), 1877. Artist: Vincenzo Gemito

Fisherboy (Il Pescatore), 1877. Artist: Vincenzo Gemito
Fisherboy (Il Pescatore), 1877

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego Velasquez

Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego Velasquez
Kitchen 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Fish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Fish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Fish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Keepsake, 1901. Creator: Kate Elizabeth Bunce

The Keepsake, 1901. Creator: Kate Elizabeth Bunce
The Keepsake, 1901

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Allegory of the sea, 1581-1644. Creator: Bernardo Strozzi

Allegory of the sea, 1581-1644. Creator: Bernardo Strozzi
Allegory of the sea, 1581-1644

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Allegory of Water. Creator: Jan Brueghel the Elder

Allegory of Water. Creator: Jan Brueghel the Elder
Allegory of Water

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Water lilies in the water. Creator: Maria Wiik

Water lilies in the water. Creator: Maria Wiik
Water lilies in the water

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Winter Fishing; Icefishing, 1900. Creator: Juho Rissanen

Winter Fishing; Icefishing, 1900. Creator: Juho Rissanen
Winter Fishing; Icefishing, 1900

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Love leading the Pilgrim - tapestry, 1909. Creator: Morris & Co

Love leading the Pilgrim - tapestry, 1909. Creator: Morris & Co
Love leading the Pilgrim - tapestry, 1909. The cloaked Pilgrim is helped from a thicket of brambles by the winged figure of Love, who holds an arrow

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Ladies and Animals Sideboard - Good and Bad Animals - Study of a Lady Feeding Goldfish, 1860

Ladies and Animals Sideboard - Good and Bad Animals - Study of a Lady Feeding Goldfish, 1860. Design for a painted panel on a piece of furniture

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Sardine fishery on the coast of Brittany, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Sardine fishery on the coast of Brittany, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Sardine fishery on the coast of Brittany, 1871. View of '...the arrival of the sardine fleet...in the bay of Douarnenez, Finisterre...Douarnenez may be looked upon as the "quartier general'' of

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: A Sea Nymph, c1881, (1900). Creator: Unknown

A Sea Nymph, c1881, (1900). Creator: Unknown
A Sea Nymph, c1881, (1900)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Giant Pike, 1904. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Giant Pike, 1904. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Giant Pike, 1904

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Decaying Sander, 1884. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Decaying Sander, 1884. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Decaying Sander, 1884

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The eight-armed cuttle-fish in the Crystal Palace Aquarium, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The eight-armed cuttle-fish in the Crystal Palace Aquarium, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The eight-armed cuttle-fish in the Crystal Palace Aquarium, 1871. 'The aquarium now contains, with many other very interesting objects, several specimens of the poulpe, or eight-armed cuttle

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Tankards, goblets, and cups, Art Loan Collection, South Kensington Museum, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Tankards, goblets, and cups, Art Loan Collection, South Kensington Museum, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Tankards, goblets, and cups, Art Loan Collection, South Kensington Museum, 1871. Illustration of '...a few of the ornamental vessels, tankards, goblets, and salt-cellars

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Still life, 1644-1660. Creator: Pieter de Ring

Still life, 1644-1660. Creator: Pieter de Ring
Still life, 1644-1660

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Oyster Pickers, 1864. Creator: Berndt Lindholm

Oyster Pickers, 1864. Creator: Berndt Lindholm
Oyster Pickers, 1864

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Crystal Palace Aquarium, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Crystal Palace Aquarium, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Crystal Palace Aquarium, [Sydenham], 1871. View of '...the largest public aquarium yet made...There are 100, 000 gallons of sea-water...All the public tanks are fitted with plate glass

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Vallinkoski, 1872. Creator: Berndt Lindholm

Vallinkoski, 1872. Creator: Berndt Lindholm
Vallinkoski, 1872

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Shad fishing -- fishers and catch, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Shad fishing -- fishers and catch, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Shad fishing -- fishers and catch, 1915. Shows African American men and women with large net of shad by water

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: 'The Happy Days of Marie Antoinette', by P. R. Morris, 1870. Creator: Unknown

"The Happy Days of Marie Antoinette", by P. R. Morris, 1870. Creator: Unknown
"The Happy Days of Marie Antoinette", by P. R. Morris, 1870. Engraving from a painting. 'Who does not retain a vivid recollection of the tremendous contrasts in that sad story of the hapless French

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Comedies of courtship: illustrating an aspect of Darwin's work, 1909. Creator: Robinson

Comedies of courtship: illustrating an aspect of Darwin's work, 1909. Creator: Robinson
Comedies of courtship: illustrating an aspect of Darwin's work, 1909. 'Animals That Would A - Wooing Go: Their Curious "Methods When Love-Making

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Lamp on the Thames Embankment, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Lamp on the Thames Embankment, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Lamp on the Thames Embankment [in London], 1870. A design '...which at present exists only in plaster, but [is] painted to imitate bronze...[It] occupies an important position

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Opening of Columbia Fish Market Bethnal-Green, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Opening of Columbia Fish Market Bethnal-Green, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Opening of Columbia Fish Market Bethnal-Green, [London], 1870. The 'magnificent buildings' of Columbia Market were erected by Angela Burdett Coutts at a cost of £150

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Belgian women in oyster beds, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Belgian women in oyster beds, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian women in oyster beds, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, 1853

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, 1853

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s. 1840s

Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s. 1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Flowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Creator: So Shizan

Flowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Creator: So Shizan
Flowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Edo period

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Mural frieze in the Tomb of the Lionesses (Tomba delle Leonesse), Tarquinia, Italy, (1928)

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]

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Floor painting in a palace at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Floor painting in a palace at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Floor 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Idlesse, 1887. Creator: Thomas Benjamin Kennington

Idlesse, 1887. Creator: Thomas Benjamin Kennington
Idlesse, 1887

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: A fish from New Zealand, c1777. Creator: Johann Georg Forster

A fish from New Zealand, c1777. Creator: Johann Georg Forster
A fish from New Zealand, c1777

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Leptoscopus huttonii, Haast specimen B, 1872. Creator: James Francis McCardell

Leptoscopus huttonii, Haast specimen B, 1872. Creator: James Francis McCardell
Leptoscopus huttonii, Haast specimen B, 1872

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Shad fishing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Shad fishing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Shad fishing, between c1910 and c1915. Shows African American fishermen with net, standing in water near building

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Galaxias grandis, Haast, 1872. Creator: James Francis McCardell

Galaxias grandis, Haast, 1872. Creator: James Francis McCardell
Galaxias grandis, Haast, 1872

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Kathetostoma Giganteum Haast one fourth of natural size, 1872. Creator: James Francis McCardell

Kathetostoma Giganteum Haast one fourth of natural size, 1872. Creator: James Francis McCardell
Kathetostoma Giganteum Haast one fourth of natural size, 1872

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Teeth and Bones Found in Kent's Hold, Near Torquay, Devon, 1824 (Natural size), 1825

Teeth and Bones Found in Kent's Hold, Near Torquay, Devon, 1824 (Natural size), 1825. Creator: Mary Morland
Teeth and Bones Found in Kent's Hold, Near Torquay, Devon, 1824 (Natural size), 1825

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 101, 1596

Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 101, 1596
Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 101. Fishing by night, 1596

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Gigantic Whale: The Greenland Whale (or Baloena Musculus), 1832. Creator: George Scharf

Gigantic Whale: The Greenland Whale (or Baloena Musculus), 1832. Creator: George Scharf
Gigantic Whale: The Greenland Whale (or Baloena Musculus), 1832

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Physalia, or Portuguese Man-of-War, lately found on the south coast of England, 1869

Physalia, or Portuguese Man-of-War, lately found on the south coast of England, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Physalia, or Portuguese Man-of-War, lately found on the south coast of England, 1869. Illustration of '...a physalia, one of the so-called unexpected visitors whose recent advent to our shores has

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: 'South Sea Whaling' by Oswald W. Brierly, Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings, Dudley Gallery

"South Sea Whaling" by Oswald W. Brierly, Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings, Dudley Gallery, 1868. Creator: W Thomas
"South Sea Whaling" by Oswald W. Brierly, in the General Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings, Dudley Gallery, 1868. Engraving of a painting

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Old Fish Market on the Dam, Amsterdam, 1650. Creator: Emanuel de Witte

The Old Fish Market on the Dam, Amsterdam, 1650. Creator: Emanuel de Witte
The Old Fish Market on the Dam, Amsterdam, 1650. A woman in a white bonnet leans towards the stallholder so that he can place her purchase in her basket

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Oyster Eaters, 1665. Creator: Jacob Ochtervelt

Oyster Eaters, 1665. Creator: Jacob Ochtervelt
Oyster Eaters, 1665. The three figures are grouped around a table on which the older woman is placing a tray of oysters. This shellfish had erotic connotations and was thought to be an aphrodisiac

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Neptune and Amphitrite, 1691. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci

Neptune and Amphitrite, 1691. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci
Neptune and Amphitrite, 1691

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609. Creator: Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609. Creator: Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder
Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628. Creator: Balthasar van der Ast

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628. Creator: Balthasar van der Ast
Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Ichikawa of the Matsubaya, 1790-1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

Ichikawa of the Matsubaya, 1790-1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Ichikawa of the Matsubaya, 1790-1800. The oiran, or high-ranking yujo woman of pleasure Ichikawa, who worked in the Matsuba house in the Edomachi Itchome district of the Yoshiwara

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Still-Life With Cat and Rayfish, 1728. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin

Still-Life With Cat and Rayfish, 1728. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
Still-Life With Cat and Rayfish, 1728

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Le Ministère de la Marine (The Ministry of the Navy), 1865. Creator: Charles Meryon

Le Ministère de la Marine (The Ministry of the Navy), 1865. Creator: Charles Meryon
Le Ministere de la Marine (The Ministry of the Navy), 1865. The French Admiralty building is shown under attack from bizarre mythological forces seen flying across the sky above the Place de la

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Two-Handled Cup, c1726. Creator: Paul de Lamerie

Two-Handled Cup, c1726. Creator: Paul de Lamerie
Two-Handled Cup, c1726. This two-handled silver cup is decorated with an enormous variety of abstract and natural forms. These include representations of the infant Bacchus, the Roman god of wine

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Pair Of Sauce Boats, 1746/47. Creator: Paul Crespin

Pair Of Sauce Boats, 1746/47. Creator: Paul Crespin
Pair Of Sauce Boats, 1746/47. Cast in the form of large nautilus shells, these splendid sauce boats are decorated with tiny specimens of marine life

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Model of a fish-ladder for salmon to ascend milldams and weirs, ...Inspector of Fisheries, 1864

Model of a fish-ladder for salmon to ascend milldams and weirs, ...Inspector of Fisheries, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Model of a fish-ladder for salmon to ascend milldams and weirs, on view at the office of the Inspector of Fisheries, in Whitehall, 1864. Mr

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Fish-rearing house at Twickenham, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Fish-rearing house at Twickenham, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Fish-rearing house at Twickenham, 1864. Piscicultural establishment...constructed by Mr. Francis Francis, at Twickenham...At one end is a huge slate cistern, supplied from the main

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The highly ornamented third gondola of Francesco Antonio Berka entering Venice

The highly ornamented third gondola of Francesco Antonio Berka entering Venice, Gods on clouds in the upper section, 1700

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Neptune in his Chariot being drawn by seahorses, from the Division of the Universe, 1

Neptune in his Chariot being drawn by seahorses, from the Division of the Universe, 1531-76

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Plate 35: Philip of Spain as Neptune, riding in a chariot drawn by two sea horses

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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Pleasures of Fishes, dated 1291. Creator: Zhou Dongqing

The Pleasures of Fishes, dated 1291. Creator: Zhou Dongqing
The 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)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Venus and Cupid, 1520s. Creator: Lorenzo Lotto

Venus and Cupid, 1520s. Creator: Lorenzo Lotto
Venus and Cupid, 1520s

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Street scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Street scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Street scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Boy with his catch in what is now Sri Lanka. Strasse in Fischerdorf Mut-Wal

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Painted wooden ceiling in St. Martins Church, Zillis, Switzerland, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Painted wooden ceiling in St. Martins Church, Zillis, Switzerland, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painted 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)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Mural painting in the Tomb of Typhon (Tomba del Tifone) at Tarquinia, Italy, (1928]

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)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Right hand panel of The Pearl Divers triptych by Utamaro, c1797-98, (1936). Creator

Right hand panel of The Pearl Divers triptych by Utamaro, c1797-98, (1936). Creator
Right 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Fishing, 1820, c1910. Creator: Tom Browne

Fishing, 1820, c1910. Creator: Tom Browne
Fishing, 1820, c1910. One of a set of advertisements showing Johnnie Walkers Striding Man in various sporting scenarios



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