Poisson Collection (#9)

Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810
FLO5000695 Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810. Oak timber house with plaster foliage

Miniature representant la cene. Manuscrit grec du 9eme siecle
GIA5036642 Miniature representant la cene. Manuscrit grec du 9eme siecle.; (add.info.: Miniature representant la cene. Manuscrit grec du 9eme siecle.); © Giancarlo Costa

Strie frog fish (Antennarius striatus). Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder)
FLO4974660 Strie frog fish (Antennarius striatus). Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Atlantic Salmon (female) - Fishing technique with nets and grilles, stretdus a travaers la riviere
FLO4725822 Atlantic Salmon (female) - Fishing technique with nets and grilles, stretdus a travaers la riviere, just after spawning - Female Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

Horse mackerel - Fishermen leading to the boat their nets filled with tuna so that other fishermen on the shore catch
FLO4725721 Horse mackerel - Fishermen leading to the boat their nets filled with tuna so that other fishermen on the shore catch them with hooks - Fishermen in boats driving tuna to the shore with

Haddock (haddock, haddock if smoked) - Atlantic cod (or Atlantic cod, common or cod) - Haddock
FLO4725268 Haddock (haddock, haddock if smoked) - Atlantic cod (or Atlantic cod, common or cod) - Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus 84, and Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua 85

Zingel - Red crown (or merou crown, big mouth, old red) - bass raye (or American) - Zingel, Zingel zingel 37, red hind
FLO4725626 Zingel - Red crown (or merou crown, big mouth, old red) - bass raye (or American) - Zingel, Zingel zingel 37, red hind, Epinephelus guttatus 38 and Striped bass

The ocelee torpedo - Common torpedo ray, Raja torpedo. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias
FLO4725230 The ocelee torpedo - Common torpedo ray, Raja torpedo. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

The dragonnet lyre - Dragonet, Callionymus lyra 80, 81. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias
FLO4725215 The dragonnet lyre - Dragonet, Callionymus lyra 80, 81. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Huchon (or Danube salmon) and Coregone Lavaret (lavaret) - boat fishermen, using poles and lines - Danube salmon
FLO4725947 Huchon (or Danube salmon) and Coregone Lavaret (lavaret) - boat fishermen, using poles and lines - Danube salmon, Hucho hucho endangered 101, whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus 102

European trout and river trout - Method of fishing for trout using a wooden dam with nets and grids - Sea trout
FLO4725880 European trout and river trout - Method of fishing for trout using a wooden dam with nets and grids - Sea trout, Salmo trutta trutta 96, brown trout, Salmo trutta fario 97

Yellow place - Fish drying work in a cabin, 18th century - Pollack, Pollachius pollachius 97
FLO4725290 Yellow place - Fish drying work in a cabin, 18th century - Pollack, Pollachius pollachius 97, and workers preparing and drying fish in a shed, Europe, 18th century

Caribbean Sea squirrel - Snapper - Croupia lippu - Crenilabre - Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis 22
FLO4725548 Caribbean Sea squirrel - Snapper - Croupia lippu - Crenilabre - Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis 22, five-lined snapper, Lutjanus quinquelineatus 23, Torroto grunt

Electric eel - Aurin - Gymnote raye - Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 68, pearlfish, Carapus acus 69
FLO4725156 Electric eel - Aurin - Gymnote raye - Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 68, pearlfish, Carapus acus 69, and banded knifefish, Gymnotus carapo 70

Fishermen catching eels in a net, while another spears one from a boat, Europe, 18th century
FLO4725141 Fishermen catching eels in a net, while another spears one from a boat, Europe, 18th century. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Encyclopedia of Natural

Common sawfish, Pristis pristis (Pristis antiquorum). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's
FLO4720197 Common sawfish, Pristis pristis (Pristis antiquorum). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History

Sami people or Lapplanders (Laplanders) in traditional costume, a man riding a sleigh pulled by a reindeer
FLO4722134 Sami people or Lapplanders (Laplanders) in traditional costume, a man riding a sleigh pulled by a reindeer. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway

Longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta (Ostracion cornutus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's
FLO4720179 Longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta (Ostracion cornutus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History

Swordfish, swordfish, Xiphias gladius. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary
FLO4645295 Swordfish, swordfish, Xiphias gladius. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Eel, murene eel, Anguilla anguilla, and Atlantic wolf-fish, anarrhic marine wolf (sea wolf), Anarhichas lupus
FLO4645279 Eel, murene eel, Anguilla anguilla, and Atlantic wolf-fish, anarrhic marine wolf (sea wolf), Anarhichas lupus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "

Lionfish, flying pterois, Pterois volitans, and blue blanquillo, taenianote large-ray (wide ray)
FLO4645074 Lionfish, flying pterois, Pterois volitans, and blue blanquillo, taenianote large-ray (wide ray), Taenianotus latovittatus

Banded grunt, Pomadasys furcatus, Pristipome pique, and squirrelfish, Holocentrus ascensionis, Holocentre sogo
FLO4645005 Banded grunt, Pomadasys furcatus, Pristipome pique, and squirrelfish, Holocentrus ascensionis, Holocentre sogo

Squirrelfish, Holocentre sogo, Holocentrus adscensionis, and ruffe, Gremille, perch goujonniere, Gymnocephalus cernuus
FLO4645001 Squirrelfish, Holocentre sogo, Holocentrus adscensionis, and ruffe, Gremille, perch goujonniere, Gymnocephalus cernuus

Saddle anemonefish, Amphiprion ephippium, three-band anemonefish, Amphiprion tricinctus, and Commerson's coesion
FLO4644974 Saddle anemonefish, Amphiprion ephippium, three-band anemonefish, Amphiprion tricinctus, and Commerson's coesion, Commerson's Coesion

Caribbean moonfish, Brown's Vomer, Selene brownii, and doctorfish, Acanthurus surgical, Acanthur surgeon
FLO4644953 Caribbean moonfish, Brown's Vomer, Selene brownii, and doctorfish, Acanthurus surgical, Acanthur surgeon. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "

Spiny dogfish, dogfish, Squalus acanthias and catshark, Tigree redfish, Scyliorhinus canicula
FLO4644882 Spiny dogfish, dogfish, Squalus acanthias and catshark, Tigree redfish, Scyliorhinus canicula. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural

Wolf fish, tiger fish or betrayra, Hoplias malabaricus (Haimura, Eritrea macrodon)
FLO4649934 Wolf fish, tiger fish or betrayra, Hoplias malabaricus (Haimura, Eritrea macrodon). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Banded schizodon or boga lisa, Schizodon fasciatus. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
FLO4649925 Banded schizodon or boga lisa, Schizodon fasciatus. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburg's Fishes of Guiana

Spotted piranha, Serrasalmus marginatus (Red-bordered saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo emarginatus)
FLO4649825 Spotted piranha, Serrasalmus marginatus (Red-bordered saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo emarginatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Pink-tailed chalceus, Chalceus macrolepidotus. (Large-scaled chalceus.) Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
FLO4649803 Pink-tailed chalceus, Chalceus macrolepidotus. (Large-scaled chalceus.) Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburg's

European barracuda, Spit fish, sphyrene spet, Sphyraena sphyraena, and perch, perseque or parsegue, Perca
FLO4645225 European barracuda, Spit fish, sphyrene spet, Sphyraena sphyraena, and perch, perseque or parsegue, Perca. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary

Cuban gar, Lepisostee caiman, Atractosteus tristoechus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's
FLO4645197 Cuban gar, Lepisostee caiman, Atractosteus tristoechus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Grayling, coregone thymalle, Thymallus thymallus, and European smelt, common eperlan, Osmerus eperlanus
FLO4645183 Grayling, coregone thymalle, Thymallus thymallus, and European smelt, common eperlan, Osmerus eperlanus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of

Tonguefish, double line plagusie, Symphurus, and marbled sole, achire marble, Pleuronects
FLO4644981 Tonguefish, double line plagusie, Symphurus, and marbled sole, achire marble, Pleuronects. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural

Striped weever, Trachinus lineolatus, Trachine raye and ling fish, Lota vulgaris, Common Lotte
FLO4644904 Striped weever, Trachinus lineolatus, Trachine raye and ling fish, Lota vulgaris, Common Lotte. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural

Soupfin or school shark, Galeorhinus galeus, Tope. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "
FLO4644869 Soupfin or school shark, Galeorhinus galeus, Tope. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Porbeagle, Lamna nasus, Lamie nose, and spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, Scymnus spinosos
FLO4644858 Porbeagle, Lamna nasus, Lamie nose, and spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, Scymnus spinosos. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural

Shark, Selachimorpha, shark. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural
FLO4644854 Shark, Selachimorpha, shark. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Seagrass® filefish, Monacanthus tomentosus, Hairy Monacanthe and Indian Triacanthe
FLO4644788 Seagrass® filefish, Monacanthus tomentosus, Hairy Monacanthe and Indian Triacanthe. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural

Snipe or trumpet fish, Macroramphosus scolopax, Centrisque becasse de mer and Grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus
FLO4644526 Snipe or trumpet fish, Macroramphosus scolopax, Centrisque becasse de mer and Grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus, Amphisile battleship

Ichthyosaurus (fish lezard), is a genus of marine giant reptiles from the Jurassic period
FLO4639209 Ichthyosaurus (fish lezard), is a genus of marine giant reptiles from the Jurassic period. Colour illustration by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)

Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving)
2435436 Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. Timucua indians tribe: food picking, fruits, vegetables, fishes)

Common dab, Limanda limanda, sole, Solea solea, and European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa
FLO4655363 Common dab, Limanda limanda, sole, Solea solea, and European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Albert Massard after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel

Lookdown, Selene vomer (with damaged dorsal fin 1), 3, and Atlantic spadefish
FLO4655348 Lookdown, Selene vomer (with damaged dorsal fin 1), 3, and Atlantic spadefish. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Baptiste Guyard after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Red mullet, Mullus barbatus, striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus, and Red Sea goatfish, Parupeneus forsskali
FLO4655242 Red mullet, Mullus barbatus, striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus, and Red Sea goatfish, Parupeneus forsskali

Bearded ghoul, Inimicus didactylus, broadbarred firefish, Pterois antennata, and red lionfish, Pterois volitans
FLO4655230 Bearded ghoul, Inimicus didactylus, broadbarred firefish, Pterois antennata, and red lionfish, Pterois volitans

Lesser spiny eel, Macrognathus aculeatus, swordfish, Xiphias gladius, and wolf-fish, Anarhichas lupus
FLO4655184 Lesser spiny eel, Macrognathus aculeatus, swordfish, Xiphias gladius, and wolf-fish, Anarhichas lupus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Jr

Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus, and banded knifefish, Gymnotus carapo
FLO4655176 Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus, and banded knifefish, Gymnotus carapo

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"Poisson: A Captivating Collection of Aquatic Wonders" Dive into the mesmerizing world of "poisson, " where an array of captivating creatures await. From the venomous Greater weever, Trachinus draco, to the enchanting mermaids and U-boats that graced cartoon strips during WW1, this collection is a treasure trove of aquatic marvels. Immerse yourself in Edward Donovan's handcoloured copperplate illustrations from his Natural History of British Fishes (1802-1808), showcasing the intricate details of each species. Marvel at the sting-bull's striking appearance and learn about its fascinating characteristics. Transport yourself to Madame Pompadour's era as you admire Francois Boucher's portrait capturing her elegance and grace. Witness her engrossed in embroidery work at her Tambour Frame, a glimpse into the life of one of history's most influential women. Explore Alphonse Lemerre's Alphabet series (1875) as it takes you on a journey through various themes. Discover Harvesters working diligently amidst vineyards and Vultures soaring above vast landscapes. Encounter Xilophagus and Xiphias, beautifully engraved representations found within these pages. Delight in Alfred Prunaire's grave depiction (1837-?) featuring The Frogfish Throne - an intriguing blend between reality and fantasy. Allow your imagination to wander as this unique creature reigns supreme over its underwater kingdom. Travel back in time to 15th century Chantilly with a miniature illustration from "Kalila (Calila) and Dimna" by Bidpai. Observe animals depicted in male posture while a dog and monkey tyrannize over a weasel, offering insights into human behavior through animal allegories. Experience Gepetto's craftsmanship firsthand as he manufactures Pinocchio in Simone Baudoin's illustrated edition published by CastermanAttention: RIGHTS RESERVES).