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Aquatic Life Collection (page 12)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Freshwater fishes: angling in Scotland - salmon-leap on the River Allan, 1862

Freshwater fishes: angling in Scotland - salmon-leap on the River Allan, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Freshwater fishes: angling in Scotland - salmon-leap on the River Allan, [Scotland], 1862. View of...the active fish attempting to get into the upper waters in order to reach his spawning-ground...As

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Messrs. Ashworth...are introducing salmon into [Irish] rivers where it has been hitherto impossible for them to exist in consequence of

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon breeding-ponds, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon breeding-ponds, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon breeding-ponds, 1862. The rough sketch...of a series of breeding-ponds is imitated from those at Stormontfield [in Scotland]...The supply of water is

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: 'Burning the Water', 1862. Creator: Unknown

Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: "Burning the Water", 1862. Creator: Unknown
Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: "Burning the Water", 1862. Illegal fishing in Scotland. Night poaching from boats, using leisters - a type of spear - was called "burning the water"

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread (image 1 of 2), 1647. Creator: Pieter Claesz

Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread (image 1 of 2), 1647. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread (image 1 of 2), 1647

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: 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: Big Game Fishing, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, c1927, (1937)

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]

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Mock Turtle, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel

The Mock Turtle, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The 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)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Ancient Egyptian wall paintings in a tomb at Thebes, Egypt

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

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: 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: 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: 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Herring Girl statue, Stornoway harbour, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: A Samoan belle, wearing necklaces of teeth and shells, 1902. Artist: Thomas Andrew

A Samoan belle, wearing necklaces of teeth and shells, 1902. Artist: Thomas Andrew
A Samoan belle, wearing necklaces of teeth and shells, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The youth and his father, who is balancing a fish on his nose, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

The youth and his father, who is balancing a fish on his nose, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The 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

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Silver Favourites, c1903, (1918). Artist: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Silver Favourites, c1903, (1918). Artist: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Silver 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]

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Doctorfish tang, Common snapper, Short-snouted unicornfish

Doctorfish tang, Common snapper, Short-snouted unicornfish
Doctorfish tang (Acanthurus chirvrgus), Common snapper, Short-snouted unicornfish

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Octopus Vase from Heraklion Museum, Crete, Minoan c1500 BC

Octopus Vase from Heraklion Museum, Crete, Minoan c1500 BC
Minoan Octopus Vase from Palaikastro, Crete, c1500 BC. Held with Heraklion Museum

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC

Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC
Fowling in the marshes: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no. 10), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Minoan wall-painting of dolphins

Minoan wall-painting of dolphins from the Queens bathroom at Knossos

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Roman mosaic of men fishing from boats, 2nd century BC

Roman mosaic of men fishing from boats, 2nd century BC
A Roman mosaic from Tunisia of men fishing from two boats, from the Souisse Museums collection, 2nd century BC

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is depicted wrestling with the mighty octopus of the Irish Land League

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: The pearl mussel of Scotland, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The pearl mussel of Scotland, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The pearl mussel of Scotland, 1864. 'The pearl, one of the most beautiful of our gems, is found in a species of shell fish, which is a variety of the mussel, not an oyster

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Incostanza - An Allegory of Fickleness, 1615-1618. Creator: Abraham Janssens

Incostanza - An Allegory of Fickleness, 1615-1618. Creator: Abraham Janssens
Incostanza - An Allegory of Fickleness. The Motif is based on Cesare Ripa's manual of allegorical figures, 1615-1618. Earlier ascribed to Gerard van Honthorst (1592 - 1656)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Still Life, 1612-1661. Creator: Pieter Claesz

Still Life, 1612-1661. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life, 1612-1661

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Oniwaka and Carp; Taira no Koremochi and the Demon, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Oniwaka and Carp; Taira no Koremochi and the Demon, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oniwaka and Carp; Taira no Koremochi and the Demon, 1868. Series: Valor in China and Japan

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Plate 4 for Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1772. Creator: Daniel Berger

Plate 4 for Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1772. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate 4 for Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1772. Book: Almanac Genealogique, 1772

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Arrangement with wine glasses, oysters, lemon and other fruits, 1848. Creator: Carl Balsgaard

Arrangement with wine glasses, oysters, lemon and other fruits, 1848. Creator: Carl Balsgaard
Arrangement with wine glasses, oysters, lemon and other fruits, 1848

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Oysters, Fruit and a Wineglass on a Stone Table, 1671-1679. Creator: Abraham Mignon

Oysters, Fruit and a Wineglass on a Stone Table, 1671-1679. Creator: Abraham Mignon
Oysters, Fruit and a Wineglass on a Stone Table, 1671-1679

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Still Life with Cockleshells and Blue Anemones, 1650-1681. Creator: Frans van Mieris

Still Life with Cockleshells and Blue Anemones, 1650-1681. Creator: Frans van Mieris
Still Life with Cockleshells and Blue Anemones, 1650-1681. Earlier ascribed to Philips Angel (1614-1683)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: A Woman Selling Fruit and Herrings, 1644-1667. Creator: Gabriel Metsu

A Woman Selling Fruit and Herrings, 1644-1667. Creator: Gabriel Metsu
A Woman Selling Fruit and Herrings, 1644-1667

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: School children and three terrapin, Washington, D.C. (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

School children and three terrapin, Washington, D.C. (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
School children and three terrapin, Washington, D.C. (1899?)

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo... page 23 (verso), 1563. Creator: Matteo Pagano

Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo... page 23 (verso), 1563. Creator: Matteo Pagano
Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo... page 23 (verso), 1563

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Eskimos in Alaska: Drying whale meat, Hooper Bay, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Eskimos in Alaska: Drying whale meat, Hooper Bay, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Eskimos in Alaska: Drying whale meat, Hooper Bay, c1929

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Wishham (i.e. Wishram) girl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wishham (i.e. Wishram) girl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham (i.e. Wishram) girl, c1910. Tlakluit woman, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing a heavily beaded buckskin dress, several necklaces, beads, shells

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Spearing salmon, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Spearing salmon, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Spearing salmon, c1923

Background imageAquatic Life Collection: Hupa trout trap, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Hupa trout trap, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hupa trout trap, c1923. Hupa man with spear looking in a fish trap



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