Fish Collection (page 78)

Fisherman mending nets at Hastings, Sussex
A fisherman mending nets at Hastings, Sussex -- there is black pitch on the net and on his hands

Fishermen at Hastings, Sussex
Four fishermen taking a break on the beach at Hastings, Sussex

Fishmarket - Lowestoft
Lowestoft, Suffolk - The fishmarket

Pike - pencil studies
Pencil studies of two Pike by Raymond Sheppard

Abstract painting featuring see-through fish
An abstract painting by Raymond Sheppard of an alien, almost lunar (yet brightly coloured) underwater landscape, with a long school of see-through fish weaving between unusual stalactite

Emperor Penguins - Antarctica
Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on an Antarctic ice shelf. Stylised painting by Raymond Sheppard

Otters fishing
Otters catching fish (Perch) by the edge of a stream. Slightly stylised watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Salmon Trolling at Victoria, British Columbia
A Pleasant Pastime - Salmon Trolling at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Trolling is the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat

Valenciennes, France - Fish Market

Bernsteins Fish Grotto - San Francisco, USA
Bernsteins Fish Grotto - San Francisco, California, USA. The Ship that never goes to Sea - one of the more extraordinary restaurant frontages one will come across

Peerless Pool, London
A natural pond off the City Road, at one time a fish pond, and a favourite bathing place

Dieppe - The Fish Market
The Fish Market (Poissonerie) at Dieppe, France

Variety of Turkish vendors
(Left) Ice Cream Salesman - selling ices made from buffalo milk/cream. (Centre) Fish salesman in Beycos. (Right) Water seller with a superb decorated (with leaves) water holder from Gueos Tepe

Fish Salesmen, Constantinople
Two fish salesmen, Constantinople

Poster depicting herring drifters in the North Sea
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting herring drifters in the North Sea

Poster advertising sea trips to Scandinavia
French poster advertising sea trips to Scandinavia, showing a view of the Fish Market at Copenhagen

Belgium - Port of Ostende
Port of Ostende, Belgium. The mailship ferry departs the harbour as young boys fish off the pier, while others just lean on the railings watching the ships disappear into the North Sea

A view of the Bazar, Constantinople, set within a border of a fish smokery, nets and smoked fish!

Settling the Bargain- Fishmongers shop in St. Petersburg
Freezing conditions at a market stall showing fish being weighed and the fishmonger totting up the total on an abacus

Boy fishing at Beccles, Norfolk
Charming photograph depicting a small boy fishing accompanied by some friendly cats at Beccles on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia during the 1930s

Anglers glut
A woman in a very chic outfit for fishing (blouse, cardigan, shorts, white shoes and crocheted beanie hat) sits with her rod beside a pile of fish

The Fish that Wriggled
A woman on the Norfolk Broads looks a bit unsure about holding a large fish, which apparently is intent on wriggling in her hands

Trawling for pike, Norfolk Broads, 1930s
A woman stands in a small rowing boat sculling and trawling for pike somewhere on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Weighing fish on board a boat
A woman in shorts and bare feet weighs a magnificent haul of fish in net on the deck of her boat, at Hickling Broad, Norfolk during the 1930s

A good catch, Norfolk 1932
A lady wearing shorts and a sleeveless, V-necked blouse and with fashionably cropped hair holds a 2lb bream having caught it in the water on the Norfolk Broads

Fishing at Geldeston
A woman looking very tribal in a halter neck top, shorts and bare feet unhooks a freshly caught fish on the deck of her boat, while on the Waveney River at Geldeston near Beccles in Norfolk

A whopping catch of bream, Norfolk, 1933
A lady struggles to hold a fishing net bulging with bream, at Hickling Broad, Norfolk in the 1930s

A couple off to fish by Florence Hardy
A young man brings his lover to the docks, for a day of fishing

Harvest festival with fish
Scene inside a church, decorated for harvest festival. It is perhaps at a seaside location, as the main type of food on display is fish

Alices Adventures Underground: Alice in the pool of tears
Alice swims in the pool of tears with a mouse and a fish. Hand drawn illustrations by Lewis Carroll from Alices Adventures Underground, his story that pre-dated Alices Adventures in Wonderland

Fanning the Kipper game
A girl enjoying herself playing fanning the kipper whereby a fish fashioned from tissue is blown along a course using a fan

Catch of the day
A jolly fisherman wearing a bright yellow waterproof jacket holds on to his mighty catch - an enormous cod. His fishing companion seems less than impressed with his catch or his bufoonery!

Grave of a pet dog
The grave and headstone of a pet dog named Dick, who departed this life on 25 January 1907 at the age of eight. He was fed on milk and fish, and was very fat

Strand Shop
Fish shop next to Temple Bar established in the reign of Henry VIII

Flying fish from The Old Man and the Sea
Flying fish, an illustration by Raymond Sheppard to the Ernest Hemingway novella The Old Man and the Sea published in 1952

Studies of pike and other fish from Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949

Fishing boats in a harbour, Devon
Fishing boats in an unidentified harbour in Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Fishing in India
A wonderful photograph showing colonial life in India in the early 1920s. A British diplomatic service gentleman fishes from the comfort of a wicker chair by the banks of a wide Indian river

Bideford Fishermen
Fishermen at Bideford, North Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

RMS Carpathia medal
The silver RMS Carpathia medal (image side) presented to Thomas Alfred Holmes, 3rd Engineer on the ship that rescued survivors from the Titanic disaster in April 1912

Eat More Fish by de Rosa
Humorous illustration showing a gentleman relaxing as he bobs in the sea using a rubber ring, reading in his newspaper about eating more fish

Pretty young Fish Seller, Russia, selling a catch of river fish from two small baskets by the side of the road

Ships bell for the Orestes, 1894
Photograph of the ships bell for the Orestes, dated 1894

Billingsgate
Fishing boats bring their catch to the quayside at Billingsgate fish market

Ghana - Fish Drying Kilns

Trout and Frog Aldin
A trout smiles up at a frog, little knowing that someone is trying to catch him!

Clergyman with Fish Rod
A clergyman sets off on a fishing expedition

Zodiac Tile / Pisces
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

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