To Fish Collection (#9)

The Heroine of a Fishing Village, 1850
3330817 The Heroine of a Fishing Village, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving titled The Heroine of a Fishing Village'. Depicted is a young girl warning of a ship which is in distress)

The Prize, 1870 (engraving)
1575616 The Prize, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of a young child dragging a large fish that he caught. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tom and Maggie Tulliver fishing in childhood It was one of their happy mornings
536949 Tom and Maggie Tulliver fishing in childhood It was one of their happy mornings. Illustration by Walter James Allen (active 1859-1891)

Villagers from a fishing community going to church on Sunday. Wood engraving, London, 1872
530214 Villagers from a fishing community going to church on Sunday. Wood engraving, London, 1872; Universal History Archive/UIG

The center of Como near Plinius Hotel. In the background the Caffe dei Bagni
3562994 The center of Como near Plinius Hotel. In the background the Caffe dei Bagni by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Como 1900-1905 Photographer)

Fishing for Cockles at "The Wash", Shaking them through a Sieve to get rid of Sand (colour litho)
8633157 Fishing for Cockles at "The Wash", Shaking them through a Sieve to get rid of Sand (colour litho) by English School

Coastwise: Squally Weather (b/w photo)
8671412 Coastwise: Squally Weather (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Squally Weather)

Primeval scenes: The Humours of Fishing (litho)
8673721 Primeval scenes: The Humours of Fishing (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Humours of Fishing)

Winter Scenes, 1937: Windermere (b/w photo)
8671743 Winter Scenes, 1937: Windermere (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Windermere)

Tempting the Tempter! (colour litho)
8672601 Tempting the Tempter! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tempting the Tempter! Fish tempting an angler with a box of choclate creams)

A Moment of Peril (chromolitho)
8672577 A Moment of Peril (chromolitho) by Hemy, Thomas Marie Madawaska (1852-1937) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Moment of Peril. fishermen struggling with a sail in a storm)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635964 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

Boy fishing in a stream watched by two lambs (coloured photo)
8635279 Boy fishing in a stream watched by two lambs (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy fishing in a stream watched by two lambs)

Sponge fishing, Syria (engraving)
8677053 Sponge fishing, Syria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sponge fishing, Syria: preparing the sponges for market)

Fishermen of the Wadden Sea, Germany (colour litho)
8663649 Fishermen of the Wadden Sea, Germany (colour litho) by Saltzmann, Carl (1847-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishermen of the Wadden Sea, Germany)

Sardine industry in Brittany, France (b/w photo)
8663595 Sardine industry in Brittany, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sardine industry in Brittany, France)

Channel Gotha, Gamla, Trollhattan, Sweden
3569292 Channel Gotha, Gamla, Trollhattan, Sweden by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Trollhattan, Sweden 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Holy Land: Fishing in the Lake of Galilee (colour litho)
8642383 Holy Land: Fishing in the Lake of Galilee (colour litho) by Clark, James (1858-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing in the Lake of Galilee)

Hauling in a "Grippo" of 15000 fish at Emirghian on the bosphorus (b/w photo)
8648489 Hauling in a "Grippo" of 15000 fish at Emirghian on the bosphorus (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fishing (colour litho)
8656907 Fishing (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing. Illustrated sports. Man falling over in the river having caught a large fish)

McNaughton of Luib, on the double bend pool (colour litho)
8652214 McNaughton of Luib, on the double bend pool (colour litho) by Briggs, Ernest Edward (1866-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: McNaughton of Luib, on the double bend pool)

The Valley of the Ken, evening (colour litho)
8652194 The Valley of the Ken, evening (colour litho) by Briggs, Ernest Edward (1866-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Valley of the Ken, evening)

Fearful encounter with a sword-fish in the river Usk (engraving)
8643251 Fearful encounter with a sword-fish in the river Usk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fearful encounter with a sword-fish in the river Usk)

Mr Ws Vaughan, First President of the Northumberland Angling Club (b/w photo)
8667303 Mr Ws Vaughan, First President of the Northumberland Angling Club (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Ws Vaughan)

Fishing off Scarborough, 1882 (graphite & w/c on paper)
5859659 Fishing off Scarborough, 1882 (graphite & w/c on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Winslow Homer)

Conway Bridge and Castle, 1828 (litho on paper)
7482856 Conway Bridge and Castle, 1828 (litho on paper) by Pickering, George (c.1794-1857); 25x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Dwarf fishing, c.1930 (illustration)
8698318 Dwarf fishing, c.1930 (illustration); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. A dwarf fishing. Illustration, France, ca 1930.); © Archives Charmet

The Kennet below Ramsbury (b/w photo)
5987150 The Kennet below Ramsbury (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kennet below Ramsbury)

Grayling time above Romsey on the Test (b/w photo)
5987143 Grayling time above Romsey on the Test (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grayling time above Romsey on the Test)

Tumbling Bay, On a Carrier of the Test below Fullerton (b/w photo)
5987131 Tumbling Bay, On a Carrier of the Test below Fullerton (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tumbling Bay)

Sponge fishing. Sponge fishermen, 1880 (engraving)
6426189 Sponge fishing. Sponge fishermen, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sponge fishing. Sponge fishermen, 1880 (engraving)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

The trawler Forget Me Not, built in 1883 in Brixham (England). Wool embroidery, before 1909, by Henry Robert Fisher (?)
MMM5468869 The trawler Forget Me Not, built in 1883 in Brixham (England). Wool embroidery, before 1909, by Henry Robert Fisher (?)

At the Seaside in France: Fishing with nets, c.1900 (chromo)
3665466 At the Seaside in France: Fishing with nets, c.1900 (chromo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: French Leibig card dated circa 1900)

The Washing Place of the Hotel-Dieu and the Pont de la Tournelle, engraved by I. Hill, 1810 (aquatint)
XIR231011 The Washing Place of the Hotel-Dieu and the Pont de la Tournelle, engraved by I. Hill, 1810 (aquatint) by Nattes

River Scene with an Inn
BAL4584 River Scene with an Inn by Goyen, Jan Josephsz van (1596-1656); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: by Jan Josephsz van Goyen)

The Little Bridge on the Hotel-Dieu, 1850 (print) (b/w photo)
XIR63592 The Little Bridge on the Hotel-Dieu, 1850 (print) (b/w photo) by Meryon, Charles (1821-68); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: by Charles Meryon)

"La peche au thon a Cadiz (Cadix)" Gravure du 18eme siecle
AIS5374087 "La peche au thon a Cadiz (Cadix)" Gravure du 18eme siecle; © Iberfoto

Stormy sea crashing over the pier, showing small fishing boats caught in the storm
MMM5459774 Stormy sea crashing over the pier, showing small fishing boats caught in the storm. Oil on canvas by Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael (Ruysdael) (1628-1682)

Preparations for fishing. Port of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Drawing by A. Gracia
UIG5416115 Preparations for fishing. Port of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Drawing by A. Gracia. Engraving, La Ilustracion Iberica, 1891; PHAS/UIG

Dutch ship and fishing boat in the breeze
MMM5459340 Dutch ship and fishing boat in the breeze by Vroom, Hendrick Cornelisz (1566-1640); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dutch ship and fishing boat in the breeze)

Five fishermen carrying a fishing boat on the beach, c.1910-11 (b/w photo)
MMM5479196 Five fishermen carrying a fishing boat on the beach, c.1910-11 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Five fishermen carrying a fishing boat on the beach)

Children with their feet in the water on the beach, trying fishing on foot
MMM5479187 Children with their feet in the water on the beach, trying fishing on foot, alongside a fisherman who wields a large net, in Scarborough, Yorkshire (England)

The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman
MMM5466481 The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman, dressed in a traditional costume, a blue serge skirt and a gray and white striped shirt

Spinning at Leckford (b/w photo)
5987156 Spinning at Leckford (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spinning at Leckford)

Boot Island below Stockbridge on the Test (b/w photo)
5987144 Boot Island below Stockbridge on the Test (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boot Island below Stockbridge on the Test)

A Misty Autumn Morning on the Test (b/w photo)
5987139 A Misty Autumn Morning on the Test (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Misty Autumn Morning on the Test)

May-Fly Time on the Test (b/w photo)
5987135 May-Fly Time on the Test (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: May-Fly Time on the Test)

The Test Valley from Chilbolton Down (b/w photo)
5987133 The Test Valley from Chilbolton Down (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Test Valley from Chilbolton Down)

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To fish is to immerse oneself in the tranquil beauty of nature, as depicted in Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape, and is an art that connects us with the wonders beneath the surface, like the majestic Greater weever or sting-bull, captured in vibrant detail by Edward Donovan's handcoloured copperplate. Between the Tides, where land and sea meet, lies a world teeming with life and adventure. Just as Chepstow Castle stands strong against time's currents, so too do anglers stand firm against the challenges of reeling in their prized catch. Sport Fishing: Walleye Striking a Lure transports us back to 1950 when excitement filled the air as lines were cast and anticipation grew. The thrill of feeling that tug on your line echoes through generations. In The Lighthouse of Newlyn, Cornwall, we witness fishermen braving treacherous waters for their livelihoods. Their resilience mirrors that of Whitstable Native Oysters from Kent's Seasalter & Ham Oyster Fishery Company - delicacies born from these very seas. Nuthall Temple stands proudly amidst Nottinghamshire's serene landscapes; its reflection mirrored on calm waters invites contemplation while casting one's line into serenity itself. Amidst Family Picnic gatherings by riverside banks, fishing becomes more than just a hobby - it becomes cherished moments shared with loved ones. Valencia Beach reminds us how towing boats can bring joy and adventure under sunny skies. A Map of the Union of South Africa reveals endless possibilities for fishing enthusiasts seeking new horizons to explore. From coastlines to inland lakes and rivers alike, this vast country offers bountiful opportunities for those who seek them. By embracing our innate connection with waterways showcased in By the Riverside painting, we find solace and harmony within ourselves. To fish is not merely about catching fish; it is about immersing ourselves in nature's embrace, finding peace in the rhythmic flow of life.