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"Nets: Connecting Coastal Communities and Cultures" Poster advertising Boulogne sur Mer, France: A vibrant display of nets

Background imageNets Collection: 'With splendid fish the nets were filled'(engraving)

"With splendid fish the nets were filled"(engraving)
2792735 " With splendid fish the nets were filled" (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNets Collection: Fishing for sardines off the coast of Brittany (colour litho)

Fishing for sardines off the coast of Brittany (colour litho)
2782350 Fishing for sardines off the coast of Brittany (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing for sardines off the coast of Brittany)

Background imageNets Collection: Salmon fishing, Spittal (b / w photo)

Salmon fishing, Spittal (b / w photo)
6030200 Salmon fishing, Spittal (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salmon fishing, Spittal)

Background imageNets Collection: Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours (engraving)

Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours (engraving)
1618106 Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours (engraving) by Topham, Francis William (1808-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNets Collection: Fishermen Returning Home (chromolitho)

Fishermen Returning Home (chromolitho)
734517 Fishermen Returning Home (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishermen Returning Home)

Background imageNets Collection: Storm on Yarmouth Beach, 1831 (w / c on paper)

Storm on Yarmouth Beach, 1831 (w / c on paper)
NCM94548 Storm on Yarmouth Beach, 1831 (w/c on paper) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 36.6x53.6 cm; Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery; eNorwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery; English

Background imageNets Collection: A Grey Morning, Audierne, Brittany

A Grey Morning, Audierne, Brittany
WH48292 A Grey Morning, Audierne, Brittany by Williams, Terrick (1860-1936); Private Collection; Photo eWhitford & Hughes, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Fastening the Nets, 1885 (oil on canvas)

Fastening the Nets, 1885 (oil on canvas)
617492 Fastening the Nets, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Dantan, Edouard-Joseph (1848-97); 156.2x243.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Norway: Fishing-nets at Sundalsoren (colour litho)

Norway: Fishing-nets at Sundalsoren (colour litho)
5989963 Norway: Fishing-nets at Sundalsoren (colour litho) by Jungman, Nico (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing-nets at Sundalsoren)

Background imageNets Collection: Fishing with Nets and Tridents in the Bay of Naples, plate 89 from

Fishing with Nets and Tridents in the Bay of Naples, plate 89 from
STC161131 Fishing with Nets and Tridents in the Bay of Naples, plate 89 from Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds)

Background imageNets Collection: A man chatting to a group of women mending fishing nets in the town of Villefranche

A man chatting to a group of women mending fishing nets in the town of Villefranche, France (colour litho)
5217699 A man chatting to a group of women mending fishing nets in the town of Villefranche, France (colour litho) by Bonvoisin

Background imageNets Collection: Mending the Tears, 1888, probably printed c. 1940 (etching)

Mending the Tears, 1888, probably printed c. 1940 (etching)
877055 Mending the Tears, 1888, probably printed c.1940 (etching) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 45.1x58.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American

Background imageNets Collection: Fisher Girl with Net, 1882 (graphite, gouache & grey wash on grey laid paper)

Fisher Girl with Net, 1882 (graphite, gouache & grey wash on grey laid paper)
877052 Fisher Girl with Net, 1882 (graphite, gouache & grey wash on grey laid paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 28.9x48.9 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Background imageNets Collection: Richmond Castle, Yorkshire (oil on canvas)

Richmond Castle, Yorkshire (oil on canvas)
3601842 Richmond Castle, Yorkshire (oil on canvas) by Lines, Henry Harris (1801-99); 32.5x42.5 cm; Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Worcestershire, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Les Pecheuses de goemon, c. 1888-90 (gouache & graphite on gray board)

Les Pecheuses de goemon, c. 1888-90 (gouache & graphite on gray board)
3506208 Les Pcheuses de goA'mon, c.1888-90 (gouache & graphite on gray board) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 27.6x32.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Chasse du tigre au miroir (engraving)

Chasse du tigre au miroir (engraving)
3645708 Chasse du tigre au miroir (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chasse du tigre au miroir. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1874)

Background imageNets Collection: Man fishing on lake (chromolitho)

Man fishing on lake (chromolitho)
732839 Man fishing on lake (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man fishing on lake.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageNets Collection: Fishing on a Lake at Night, plate 101, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium

Fishing on a Lake at Night, plate 101, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium
747033 Fishing on a Lake at Night, plate 101, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628), pub

Background imageNets Collection: Birdcatchers using traps to catch partridge, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum

Birdcatchers using traps to catch partridge, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum
746999 Birdcatchers using traps to catch partridge, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628), pub

Background imageNets Collection: Method of catching fish in shallow water using square shaped nets

Method of catching fish in shallow water using square shaped nets
747028 Method of catching fish in shallow water using square shaped nets, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish)

Background imageNets Collection: Catching quail, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium

Catching quail, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium
747001 Catching quail, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628), pub

Background imageNets Collection: Dolphins disrupting the catching of sardines (colour litho)

Dolphins disrupting the catching of sardines (colour litho)
2779914 Dolphins disrupting the catching of sardines (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dolphins disrupting the catching of sardines)

Background imageNets Collection: Our Fishing Industries: Drift-Net Fishing for Pilchards off Cornwall (engraving)

Our Fishing Industries: Drift-Net Fishing for Pilchards off Cornwall (engraving)
729300 Our Fishing Industries: Drift-Net Fishing for Pilchards off Cornwall (engraving) by Craft, Percy Robert (1856-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Fishing Industries)

Background imageNets Collection: Net Loom in the Stuarts Factory (engraving)

Net Loom in the Stuarts Factory (engraving)
2799893 Net Loom in the Stuarts Factory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Net Loom in the Stuarts Factory)

Background imageNets Collection: Fishermen mending nets (engraving)

Fishermen mending nets (engraving)
2809875 Fishermen mending nets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishermen mending nets. Illustration for The Sunday Scrap Book (Cassell, c 1890)

Background imageNets Collection: Morning catch of sprats, Deal (colour photo)

Morning catch of sprats, Deal (colour photo)
3104511 Morning catch of sprats, Deal (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morning catch of sprats, Deal)

Background imageNets Collection: Fishermen drying nets on Scheveningen Beach (black chalk, heightened with white chalk

Fishermen drying nets on Scheveningen Beach (black chalk, heightened with white chalk
2971507 Fishermen drying nets on Scheveningen Beach (black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on tan wove paper with blue fibres, laid down on cream wove card) by Vlieger, Simon Jacobsz

Background imageNets Collection: Sponge Fishing, pub. 1897 (colour litho)

Sponge Fishing, pub. 1897 (colour litho)
2646266 Sponge Fishing, pub. 1897 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (panel)

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (panel)
AGN47143 The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (panel) by Beuckelaer or Bueckelaer, Joachim (c.1530-73); 110.5x210. cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Yarmouth Jetty, Isle of Wight

Yarmouth Jetty, Isle of Wight
OJ49629 Yarmouth Jetty, Isle of Wight by Stannard, Alfred (1806-89); Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Winter scene with figures skating

Winter scene with figures skating
BAL4325 Winter scene with figures skating by Neer, Aert van der (1603-77); Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: A great multitude of fishes

A great multitude of fishes
LLM339678 A great multitude of fishes by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: A great multitude of fishes)

Background imageNets Collection: Window depicting Christ and the Fishermen (stained glass)

Window depicting Christ and the Fishermen (stained glass)
PC316440 Window depicting Christ and the Fishermen (stained glass) by English School, (16th century); St. Marys Church, Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Yarmouth Illustrated, the Herring Fishery (engraving)

Yarmouth Illustrated, the Herring Fishery (engraving)
1044416 Yarmouth Illustrated, the Herring Fishery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yarmouth Illustrated, the Herring Fishery)

Background imageNets Collection: The call of Andrew and Peter, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures

The call of Andrew and Peter, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures
3039767 The call of Andrew and Peter, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s (colour litho) by Copping

Background imageNets Collection: The Fetes at Ostend (engraving)

The Fetes at Ostend (engraving)
1059757 The Fetes at Ostend (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fetes at Ostend)

Background imageNets Collection: Fisher Girls of the Irrawaddy making Nets (engraving)

Fisher Girls of the Irrawaddy making Nets (engraving)
1061969 Fisher Girls of the Irrawaddy making Nets (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisher Girls of the Irrawaddy making Nets)

Background imageNets Collection: A woman walking along a beach carrying fishing equipment (colour litho)

A woman walking along a beach carrying fishing equipment (colour litho)
960159 A woman walking along a beach carrying fishing equipment (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNets Collection: Sketches from Ireland, Woman making Nets in the Claddagh, Galway (engraving)

Sketches from Ireland, Woman making Nets in the Claddagh, Galway (engraving)
1099570 Sketches from Ireland, Woman making Nets in the Claddagh, Galway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from Ireland)

Background imageNets Collection: Water (colour litho)

Water (colour litho)
3096768 Water (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Water. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard Walther (Eklingen)

Background imageNets Collection: Mending the Nets, Skye, 1891 (pencil & w / c on paper)

Mending the Nets, Skye, 1891 (pencil & w / c on paper)
653628 Mending the Nets, Skye, 1891 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Groves, Robert E. (fl.1887-c.1944); 25.5x36.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Sea View, Isle of Wight, 1865 (oil on panel)

Sea View, Isle of Wight, 1865 (oil on panel)
CH139793 Sea View, Isle of Wight, 1865 (oil on panel) by Parrott, William (1813-69); 45.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: Diving for Coral, plate 92 from Venationes Ferarum, Avium

Diving for Coral, plate 92 from Venationes Ferarum, Avium
STC161134 Diving for Coral, plate 92 from Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish) engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628)

Background imageNets Collection: Natives Fishing for Giant Clams on the Indus, plate 102 from Venationes Ferarum

Natives Fishing for Giant Clams on the Indus, plate 102 from Venationes Ferarum
STC161139 Natives Fishing for Giant Clams on the Indus, plate 102 from Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds)

Background imageNets Collection: Squadron of Frigates and Fishing Vessels in a Choppy Sea off Holy Island

Squadron of Frigates and Fishing Vessels in a Choppy Sea off Holy Island
CH35326 Squadron of Frigates and Fishing Vessels in a Choppy Sea off Holy Island by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageNets Collection: The Salmon Nets, 1884 (w / c)

The Salmon Nets, 1884 (w / c)
6198764 The Salmon Nets, 1884 (w/c) by Lockhart, William Ewart (1844-1900); 32.4x46.3 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Background imageNets Collection: Netting salmon on the Columbia River, North America (b / w photo)

Netting salmon on the Columbia River, North America (b / w photo)
5996933 Netting salmon on the Columbia River, North America (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Netting salmon on the Columbia River)

Background imageNets Collection: The butterfly chase (chromolitho)

The butterfly chase (chromolitho)
6001885 The butterfly chase (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The butterfly chase)




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"Nets: Connecting Coastal Communities and Cultures" Poster advertising Boulogne sur Mer, France: A vibrant display of nets, symbolizing the rich fishing heritage of Boulogne sur Mer. Hastings Net Houses: Colorful rows of net houses stand as a testament to the enduring tradition of fishing in Hastings, England. Fishing boats on the shingle beach at Beer, East Devon: Nets strewn across the boats' decks tell tales of hardworking fishermen who brave the sea for their livelihoods. Scene on Conwy Harbour, North Wales: The intricate webbing hanging from masts creates an enchanting sight against the backdrop of Conwy's picturesque harbor. People salmon netting at Bideford, Devon: Skilled individuals skillfully maneuver their nets through rushing waters in pursuit of prized salmon - a scene that captures both determination and respect for nature's bounty. Fishing Huts at Hastings: Weathered huts adorned with drying nets serve as humble shelters for fishermen returning from their daily catch in Hastings' bustling fishing industry. Shore of Tago Bay, Ejiri at Tokaido (woodblock print): In this timeless artwork capturing Japan's coastal life, intricately woven they can depicted alongside serene shores - a reminder that these tools have transcended time and culture. Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines: A dedicated fisherman meticulously repairs his worn-out nets by hand; each knot represents years spent honing skills passed down through generations. Hastings Beach: As waves crash onto sandy shores, scattered nets bear witness to countless hours spent battling unpredictable seas in search of sustenance and prosperity. Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery:A historic moment captured where oyster farmers proudly showcase their freshly harvested treasures while carefully tending to their vast network-like beds beneath tranquil waters. View along the shingle beach at Beer, East Devon.