Oyster Collection (page 7)

Merchant d oyitres des environs de La Rochelle (Charente Maritime) - in "
LSE4081994 Merchant d oyitres des environs de La Rochelle (Charente Maritime) - in " Encyclopedie des voyages" by J. Grasset St Sauveur, Deron, Paris, 1796 by Labrousse, L.F

Shooter, oyster seller and vinegar dealer in the 17th century - in "
LSE4081215 Shooter, oyster seller and vinegar dealer in the 17th century - in " Paris through the centuries" by H

Oyster Eaters Engraving by Louis-Leopold Boilly (Louis Leopold Boilly, 1761-1845)
JLJ4623357 Oyster Eaters Engraving by Louis-Leopold Boilly (Louis Leopold Boilly, 1761-1845) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oyster day (engraving)
5231113 Oyster day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oyster day. Illustration for The Pictorial Times)

Pearl peachers in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka)
GIA4799300 Pearl peachers in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life with Oysters, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
BAG13636 Still Life with Oysters, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 80.5x56 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Illustration from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea
CHT135665 Illustration from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Henri Theophile Hildibrand (1824-97) c.1869-70 (engraving) by Neuville

Oyster seller (woodcut)
5237171 Oyster seller (woodcut) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oyster seller. Illustration for 1, 000 Quaint Cuts (Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press)

Still life with oysters, garlic and eggs par Melendez, Luis Egidio (1716-1780)
FIA5401638 Still life with oysters, garlic and eggs par Melendez, Luis Egidio (1716-1780), 1772 - Oil on canvas, 41x62 - Museo del Prado, Madrid by Melendez, Luis Egidio (1716-80); Prado, Madrid

Orders of Molluscs
6338799 Orders of Molluscs by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Orders of Molluscs. Cuttlefish, chambered nautilus, sea angel, sea butterfly, slug, floating sea snail, chiton, oyster)

Pecheurs of pearl oysters in Ceylon. Chromolitography of the late 19th century
XEE4409054 Pecheurs of pearl oysters in Ceylon. Chromolitography of the late 19th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pecheurs of pearl oysters in Ceylon)

L Oyster et les Plaideurs - The Oyster and the Litigants - from Fables
XEE4156044 L Oyster et les Plaideurs - The Oyster and the Litigants - from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (Lafontaine) (1621-95) - engraving after Gustave Dore (1832-83) - Private collection by Dore

Ostreiculture - the cultivation of oysters in the Arcachon basin (1894)
XEE4134238 Ostreiculture - the cultivation of oysters in the Arcachon basin (1894): general view of an oyster park. A, A: ambulances or ostreophilic crates. (From a photograph)

Le Vendredi on fait Penitence, (oil on canvas)
823386 Le Vendredi on fait Penitence, (oil on canvas) by Brunery, Francesco (1845-1926); 46.4x38.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Vendredi on fait Penitence. Francois Brunery (1849-1926)

Opening oysters (engraving)
3626024 Opening oysters (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening oysters. Illustration for Chatterbox (1867)

Fish and oysters
3573695 Fish and oysters by Dolci, Carlo (1616-86); Museum of Still Life, deposits, Poggio a Caiano, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: formerly in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence)

The First Oyster-eater (engraving)
2781053 The First Oyster-eater (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Oyster-eater. Illustration for Chatterbox (1889).); © Look and Learn

Raking for Oysters in Chesapeake Bay (engraving)
2812782 Raking for Oysters in Chesapeake Bay (engraving) by Sala, George Augustus (1828-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raking for Oysters in Chesapeake Bay)

Still Life with Fruit and Shell Fish, 1653 (oil on canvas)
SCP53987 Still Life with Fruit and Shell Fish, 1653 (oil on canvas) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 31x44 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Flemish, out of copyright

Still Life, 1658 (oil on canvas)
488071 Still Life, 1658 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Jan Jansz. van de (1620-62); 38.1x30.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Bruce B

The Cafe de la Marine (b / w photo)
958607 The Cafe de la Marine (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cafe de la Marine)

Picture Alphabet, O (engraving)
6010384 Picture Alphabet, O (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture Alphabet, O. Illustration for The Infants Magazine (1867).); © Look and Learn

"Table de banquet avec jambon"(Banquet Piece with Ham
FIA5393198 " Table de banquet avec jambon" (Banquet Piece with Ham) Peinture de Willem Claesz (Claeszoon) Heda (1594-1680) - 1656 - Oil on canvas Dim 111x152 cm Museum of Fine Arts

Still life composed of oysters, lemon, glass and gold tableware, 1632 (painting)
AIS5387517 Still life composed of oysters, lemon, glass and gold tableware, 1632 (painting) by Heda, Willem Claesz. (1594-1680); Dutch, out of copyright

Still life with gilt cup, 1635 (oil on panel)
1765851 Still life with gilt cup, 1635 (oil on panel) by Heda, Willem Claesz. (1594-1680); 88A--113 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

On some Remarkable Examples of Irregular Growth in the Oyster (engraving)
1608111 On some Remarkable Examples of Irregular Growth in the Oyster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oyster merchant - drawing by Dellepienne, 1896
LSE4089535 Oyster merchant - drawing by Dellepienne, 1896 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oyster merchant - drawing by Dellepienne)

Collection of mussels and oysters - chromo. Liebig, v. 1900
LSE4088325 Collection of mussels and oysters - chromo. Liebig, v.1900 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collection of mussels and oysters - chromo)

Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, Plate XXXXII
1275120 Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, Plate XXXXII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Austin, Nichols & Co. Ocean Gem Mackerel, trade card recto. (colour litho [trade card])
1079203 Austin, Nichols & Co. Ocean Gem Mackerel, trade card recto. (colour litho [trade card]) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Marchand D Huitres (engraving)
3650145 Marchand D Huitres (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marchand D Huitres)

Cancale Oyster Fisherman - lithography, 19th century
LSE4100005 Cancale Oyster Fisherman - lithography, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cancale Oyster Fisherman - lithography)

Oyster Breakfast A group of nobles, exclusively men, indulging in gastronomic debauche of
JLJ4643372 Oyster Breakfast A group of nobles, exclusively men, indulging in gastronomic debauche of oysters and alcohol. Painting by Jean Francois De Troy (1679-1752) 1735 Sun

The Oyster (engraving)
2780990 The Oyster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oyster. Illustration for Chatterbox (1889).); © Look and Learn

Dutch Courtship, 1675 (oil on panel)
FIT167202 Dutch Courtship, 1675 (oil on panel) by Mieris, Frans van (1635-81); 27x20 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Still Life with a Silver Wine Jar with a Reflected Portrait of the Artist (oil on canvas)
AMO96904 Still Life with a Silver Wine Jar with a Reflected Portrait of the Artist (oil on canvas) by Beyeren, Abraham Hendricksz van (1620/1-91); 102x85 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Still life (oil on panel)
XKH153531 Still life (oil on panel) by Claesz, Pieter (1597-1660); 63.5x47.4 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Flowers in a Vase on a Stand with Asparagus, Lobsters, Oysters and Fish (oil on canvas)
823450 Flowers in a Vase on a Stand with Asparagus, Lobsters, Oysters and Fish (oil on canvas) by Inkiostri-Medensak, Dragutin (1866-1942); 109x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Rochester Oyster Boat (brown ink & pencil on paper)
1214591 Rochester Oyster Boat (brown ink & pencil on paper) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 13.0 x18.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

Plate 4: Red mullet, Bouquet, Octopus, Sardines, Seaweed, Mussels, Oysters
DUV4211080 Plate 4: Red mullet, Bouquet, Octopus, Sardines, Seaweed, Mussels, Oysters. Engraving in " Syllabary alphabet of sea and freshwater fish". Serie A

Oyster fishing on the deck of a boat - Painting by Eugene Feyen (1815-1908), n. d
LSE4095536 Oyster fishing on the deck of a boat - Painting by Eugene Feyen (1815-1908), n.d. 19th century by Feyen, Jacques Eugene (1815-1908); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Discover the Timeless Elegance of Oysters: From Rolex Precision Watches to Marine Delicacies" Step back in time to 1937, when Rolex introduced their revolutionary Oyster precision watches. Just like an oyster's protective shell, these timepieces were designed to withstand the elements and ensure impeccable accuracy. Speaking of oysters, let's dive into the coastal town of Whitstable, known as the birthplace of the famous Oyster Catch. For centuries, locals have harvested these delectable treasures from its pristine waters. Did you know that even artificial pearls owe their existence to oyster shells? These fascinating creatures create stunning gems within their shells through a natural process that has captivated humans for ages. Travel across continents and arrive at Union Street in Boston, Massachusetts. There stands The Union Bar and Ye Olde Union Oyster House sign—a historic landmark dating back years—serving mouthwatering seafood delicacies since times immemorial. Take a leap further into history with an advert from 1930 showcasing the groundbreaking Rolex Oyster waterproof wristwatch. This innovative creation allowed adventurers to explore underwater realms without compromising style or functionality. Oysters not only fascinate us today but also fascinated artists throughout history. Edouard Manet immortalized them on canvas in his masterpiece "Oysters" created in 1862—an exquisite portrayal capturing their allure and sensuality. Legend tells us about Naiads—the nymphs who guarded freshwater sources—and how they cherished oysters as symbols of purity and abundance. These mythical beings understood nature's secrets long before we did. Witness the grand opening of Colchester Oyster Fishery—an event steeped in tradition and celebration—where generations have gathered to commemorate this bountiful gift from the sea. Imagine holding four delicate oyster shells in your hands; each one represents a unique story waiting to be unveiled. Their iridescent beauty reminds us of nature's artistry and the treasures hidden within.