Fish Collection (#99)

Common and Mirror Carp by H.J. Oliver

Chub and Stickleback by H.J. Oliver

Brown Trout by H.J. Oliver

Bream by H.J. Oliver

Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea) and Dentex (Dentex dentex) hunting a huge school of Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) in shallow water, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus), female, resting on bed of kelp (Laminariales), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with commensal Crested sculpin (Blepsias bilobus) sheltering amongst stinging tentacles, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Crested sculpin (Blepsias bilobus) hiding in smack of Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Horse-eye jack fish (Caranx latus) schooling around Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) near Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean

Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swimming with Remoras (Echeneidae), West End, Grand Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean

Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) holding fish in beak, flying back to nest, Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. June

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) accompanied by Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis) swimming, Vulnerable (IUCN). Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with shoals of damselfish (Pomacentridae) swimming through coral reef, Post Office Bay, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean

N - El sabio Natham - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving)
DUV4221419 N - El sabio Natham - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); 27x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: 28-page booklet - G)

V - Vercingetorix - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving)
DUV4221378 V - Vercingetorix - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); 27x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: 28-page booklet - G)

P - Saint Pierre - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving)
DUV4221408 P - Saint Pierre - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); 27x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: 28-page booklet - G)

Q - Two allegorical feminine figures - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving)
DUV4221402 Q - Two allegorical feminine figures - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); 27x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Y - Deux cherubins - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving)
DUV4221365 Y - Deux cherubins - Alphabet by T. de Bry (new artistic alphabet), 1880 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); 27x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: 28-page booklet - G)

Miraculous catch of fish, 18th century (oil)
7332303 Miraculous catch of fish, 18th century (oil) by Reysschoot, Pieter Norbert van (1738-95); Sint Pieter, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Sint-Pieterskerk, Oost-Vlaanderen)

A chest/a painting Secreter del pop/Arquilla. Gilt and polychromed wood. 57, 7x68. 5x28, 2cm
6265389 A chest/a painting Secreter del pop/Arquilla. Gilt and polychromed wood. 57, 7x68.5x28, 2cm. Signed on the right bottom of the painting. Museum ref 2842

Coat of arms of Glasgow, Scotland
6317476 Coat of arms of Glasgow, Scotland by English School, (20th century); (add.info.: Coat of arms of Glasgow, Scotland)

Saint Andrew (oil on canvas)
7333476 Saint Andrew (oil on canvas) by Ribera, Jusepe de (c.1590-1652) (attr.to); 129.5x101 cm; Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Scotland; (add.info.: Artist: Ribera, Jusepe de (b.1591)

Shrimpers at Mariakerke, 1885-89 (painting)
7333000 Shrimpers at Mariakerke, 1885-89 (painting) by Meunier, Constantin Emile (1831-1905); Mu.Zee, Ostend, Belgium; (add.info.: Constantin Meunier (1831-1905)

If you receive it with a good heart, it will bring you luck, an April Fool's Day postcard
CHT174084 If you receive it with a good heart, it will bring you luck, an April Fool's Day postcard, sent in 1906 (mixed media) by French School

Snatching Opportunity
Jian Xu

Fishmonger's Stall (oil on canvas)
LAF470866 Fishmonger's Stall (oil on canvas) by Utrecht, Adriaen van (1599-1652); 215.5x300.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Fish market (oil on canvas)
471248 Fish market (oil on canvas) by Valckenborch, Frederik (1570-1623); 120x180 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Appearance of the risen Christ, 12th century (low relief)
7333951 Appearance of the risen Christ, 12th century (low relief) by Master of Cabestany (c.1130-80); (add.info.: Appearance of the risen Christ by Cabestany in Sant Pere de Rodes benedictine)

Fishmarket (oil on panel)
471447 Fishmarket (oil on panel) by Beuckelaer or Bueckelaer, Joachim (c.1530-73); 150x211 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Bouquet of Flowers (oil on panel)
471474 Bouquet of Flowers (oil on panel) by Amstel, Jan van (c.1500-c.1544); 78x53 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Jar with octopus motif, -50 BC (clay, pigment)
7309951 Jar with octopus motif, -50 BC (clay, pigment) by Minoan; 74.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment, Material: clay)

The Old Fish Market in Antwerp in 1882 (oil on canvas)
471088 The Old Fish Market in Antwerp in 1882 (oil on canvas) by Farasyn, Edgard (1858-1938); 205x308 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes (oil on panel)
471272 The Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes (oil on panel) by Francken or Franck, Ambrosius the Elder (1544-1618); 280x212 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Sundry
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

Dried small fish
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

Capital letter K on a water background with fish and water irises. 1880 (engraving)
7312450 Capital letter K on a water background with fish and water irises. 1880 (engraving) by Welch, Robert John (1859-1936) (attr)

The Frogfish Trone
Barathieu Gabriel

Two fish hook a pan to the hook in the fisherman's line. " A good joke", 1936 (illustration)
7309659 Two fish hook a pan to the hook in the fisherman's line." A good joke", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

Goldfish vase, c. 1908 (earthenware, glazed)
7305832 Goldfish vase, c.1908 (earthenware, glazed) by Pearson, John (1859-1930); 14x11x11 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

An ebahi fish watches a rat pass through a wooden hoof floating on the water
7309658 An ebahi fish watches a rat pass through a wooden hoof floating on the water." A gondola ride", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

Brown trout, Salmo trutta fario (Gillaroo trout, Salmo fario). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby
FLO5004474 Brown trout, Salmo trutta fario (Gillaroo trout, Salmo fario). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

X for Xiphias, 1901 (illustration)
7309308 X for Xiphias, 1901 (illustration) by Magne de la Croix, Paul (1875-1942); 27 x 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "ABC of animals)

U V W X Y Z: Unau Vulture Wapiti Xiphias Yack Zebre, 1901 (illustration)
7309304 U V W X Y Z: Unau Vulture Wapiti Xiphias Yack Zebre, 1901 (illustration) by Magne de la Croix, Paul (1875-1942); 27 x 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "ABC of animals)

Ship dish on low foot, Recto, c. 1872-1907 (earthenware, glazed)
7305834 Ship dish on low foot, Recto, c.1872-1907 (earthenware, glazed) by Morgan, William De (1839-1917); 21x21 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) portrait, Sipidan, Malaysia, Celebes Sea

Black triggerfish (Melichthys niger) swimming over reef, usually dark black in color, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Capital letter R decorated with plant and fish motifs. 1880 (Illustration)
7309411 Capital letter R decorated with plant and fish motifs.1880 (Illustration) by Habert-Dys, Jules Auguste (1850-1930); 20 x 14

Goldfish vase, Bottom, c. 1908 (earthenware, glazed)
7305819 Goldfish vase, Bottom, c.1908 (earthenware, glazed) by Pearson, John (1859-1930); 14x11x11 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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