Hook Collection (page 6)

Rowlandsons Tour in a Post Chaise, 1782 (chromolitho)
1062624 Rowlandsons Tour in a Post Chaise, 1782 (chromolitho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rowlandsons Tour in a Post Chaise, 1782)

A Days Fishing on the Teign (engraving)
1107153 A Days Fishing on the Teign (engraving) by Bothams, Walter (fl.1882-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Days Fishing on the Teign)

Walnut Wood Box of Oil Colours. circa 1880s

Well cleaner, oyster vendor and vinegar seller, reign of Louis XIII of France, 17th Century (coloured engraving)
976142 Well cleaner, oyster vendor and vinegar seller, reign of Louis XIII of France, 17th Century (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Well cleaner)

Tanner (engraving)
2802007 Tanner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tanner. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Roman steelyard balance (bronze)
614965 Roman steelyard balance (bronze) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Bilancia Romana ); Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; out of copyright

Captain Cuttles Bright Idea, illustration from
IL193477 Captain Cuttles Bright Idea, illustration from Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

A Still Life of Fish and Fishing Tackle (oil on canvas)
RAF228147 A Still Life of Fish and Fishing Tackle (oil on canvas) by Mignon, Abraham (1640-79) & Gillig, Jacob (1636-1701); 74.5x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London

Hare, Spoonbill, and Fish, mid-1600s (oil on canvas)
490777 Hare, Spoonbill, and Fish, mid-1600s (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); 99.5x128.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The fishing industry, Newfoundland, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC175880 The fishing industry, Newfoundland, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume II, plate 36, by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Bramati, G

Two tarpon, 1917 (graphite on paper)
423910 Two tarpon, 1917 (graphite on paper) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 25.4x17.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; American, out of copyright

Polynesian Fish-Hooks (engraving)
2813391 Polynesian Fish-Hooks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polynesian Fish-Hooks)

A group of jadeite belt hooks and buckles (jadeite)
1764844 A group of jadeite belt hooks and buckles (jadeite) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); 9.5 - 10 long cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A group of jadeite belt hooks and buckles)

Well Cleaner, Oyster Seller and Vinegar Seller at the time of Louis XIII (1601-43)
PER207536 Well Cleaner, Oyster Seller and Vinegar Seller at the time of Louis XIII (1601-43), from Costumes de Paris a Travers les Siecles ed

Steady, Johnnie, Steady (colour litho)
5228829 Steady, Johnnie, Steady (colour litho) by Nicol, Erskine (1825-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steady, Johnnie, Steady)

Page from metalwork catalogue: Wardrobe Hooks (litho)
6005861 Page from metalwork catalogue: Wardrobe Hooks (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wardrobe Hooks)

Building the Empire State Building, c. 1931 (gelatin silver print)
492494 Building the Empire State Building, c.1931 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Master Fin The Fishmongers Son (colour litho)
2797328 Master Fin The Fishmongers Son (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master Fin The Fishmongers Son)

Violin and bow hanging on a door (oil on canvas laid on wood panel)
CTS336429 Violin and bow hanging on a door (oil on canvas laid on wood panel) by Vaardt, Jan van der (1647-1721); 96.8x77.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Captain Cuttle, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465433 Captain Cuttle, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Title Page, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465424 Title Page, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Belt hooks, from Chalons-en-Champagne, Tene II (300-120 BC) (metal)
XIR232688 Belt hooks, from Chalons-en-Champagne, Tene II (300-120 BC) (metal) by Gaulish; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St

The Hook of Holland (litho)
1038889 The Hook of Holland (litho) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hook of Holland)

Gold Ornaments from the Graves of the Incas of Peru, Lady Brasseys Collection (engraving)
1107158 Gold Ornaments from the Graves of the Incas of Peru, Lady Brasseys Collection (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Construction of a Rocket, illustration from From the Earth to the Moon
CHT213072 Construction of a Rocket, illustration from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne (1828-1905) Paris, Hetzel, published in 1865 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Fly Fisherman in a River Catching a Brook Trout, 1943 (screen print)
2630125 Fly Fisherman in a River Catching a Brook Trout, 1943 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Hookey Alf"of Whitechapel, from Street Life in London, by J
659977 " Hookey Alf" of Whitechapel, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson

A Missed Opportunity, 1923 (oil on canvas)
PNY134935 A Missed Opportunity, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Foster, William Harnden (c.1886-1941); 66.3x51.1 cm; Private Collection; Phillips, Fine Art Auctioneers, New York, USA; American

Rescue, 1881 (etching)
5864231 Rescue, 1881 (etching) by Klinger, Max (1857-1920); 48.6x31.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: from the series Ein Handschuh (A Glove) 5 11/16 x 4 1/16 in

Punch cartoon: Waltons Complete Bungler (engraving)
6034889 Punch cartoon: Waltons Complete Bungler (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Waltons Complete Bungler)

James Clarke Hook, from The Magazine of Art, published 1878 (litho)
1772378 James Clarke Hook, from The Magazine of Art, published 1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Clarke Hook, 1819 - 1907)

Advertisement, Mappin and Webb (engraving)
1595886 Advertisement, Mappin and Webb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Mappin and Webb)

Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition of Egyptian Antiquities (engraving)
1596697 Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition of Egyptian Antiquities (engraving) by Hardy, Norman (1864-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition of Egyptian Antiquities)

Associates of the Royal Academy (engraving)
1587507 Associates of the Royal Academy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Associates of the Royal Academy)

Page from the Attractive Picture Book (coloured engraving)
3652553 Page from the Attractive Picture Book (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tools, weapons, and ornaments of the Early Iron Age (engraving)
962190 Tools, weapons, and ornaments of the Early Iron Age (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tools, weapons, and ornaments of the Early Iron Age)

New York City from the Empire State Building, 1931 (toned gelatin silver print)
991561 New York City from the Empire State Building, 1931 (toned gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); 34.92x27.62 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Peche a la ligne en mer (engraving)
3645425 Peche a la ligne en mer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peche a la ligne en mer. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1867)

Workers in Morse ship yard, front cover of the Morse Dry Dock Dial
615413 Workers in Morse ship yard, front cover of the Morse Dry Dock Dial, January 1918 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Gunners quadrant, 1674 (brass)
CH437775 Gunners quadrant, 1674 (brass) by Italian School, (17th century); length: 11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: signed Iacobus Lusuerg Mutinensis Faciebat Romae;)

The Anglers gentle craft, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731061 The Anglers gentle craft, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Anglers gentle craft)

Conical spoon auger or reamer, 1574 (wrought iron)
701071 Conical spoon auger or reamer, 1574 (wrought iron) by French School, (16th century); length: 85.1 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info)

An invalided sailor, Greenwich, London (coloured engraving)
586030 An invalided sailor, Greenwich, London (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An invalided sailor, Greenwich)

Thomas Inglefield, born 18 December 1769 at Hook, Hampshire, without arms or legs (engraving)
585770 Thomas Inglefield, born 18 December 1769 at Hook, Hampshire, without arms or legs (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Inglefield)

Captain Cuttle, from Dombey & Son, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465754 Captain Cuttle, from Dombey & Son, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Ned Cuttle)

Coming Home from the Marshes, Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads, 1886 (photo)
STC119903 Coming Home from the Marshes, Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads, 1886 (photo) by Emerson, Peter (1856-1936) & Goodall

Cutting the Gladdon, Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads, c. 1886 (photo)
STC119905 Cutting the Gladdon, Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads, c.1886 (photo) by Emerson, Peter (1856-1936) & Goodall

Still Life with a Rib of Beef, 1739 (oil on canvas)
ALM283401 Still Life with a Rib of Beef, 1739 (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); 41x34 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

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