Swarm Of Fish Collection

The true picture of a shark, 1695-1703 (ink, paper)
7340650 The true picture of a shark, 1695-1703 (ink, paper) by Barlow, Edward (1639-1719); National Maritime Museum, London

Vie quotidienne et coutumes du Perou : "Indiens pechant avec un filet" Aquarelle tiree du livre
AIS5386303 Vie quotidienne et coutumes du Perou : "Indiens pechant avec un filet" Aquarelle tiree du livre "Trujillo del Peru" par Baltasar Martinez Companon y Bajanda

Plate from Edward Barlow's journal of his life at sea in king's ships
7340649 Plate from Edward Barlow's journal of his life at sea in king's ships, East & West Indiamen & other merchantmen from 1659 to 1703

Billingsgate fish market, London, 1849 (engraving)
5310686 Billingsgate fish market, London, 1849 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Two crew with large fish onboard HMS Penguin (1876), 1902-05 (cellulose nitrate negative)
7341045 Two crew with large fish onboard HMS Penguin (1876), 1902-05 (cellulose nitrate negative) by British Photographer, (19th-20th century); 9.7x12.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Fishing technique: Fishing boats circling a bank of tuna to catch it in nets, 19th century
NWI4826573 Fishing technique: Fishing boats circling a bank of tuna to catch it in nets, 19th century.; (add.info.: Fishing technique: Fishing boats circling a bank of tuna to catch it in nets)

Salmon Cannery on the Columbia River, Oregon, USA, description of vessels and fishing boats, circa 1880
NWI4828439 Salmon Cannery on the Columbia River, Oregon, USA, description of vessels and fishing boats, circa 1880. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Salmon Cannery on the Columbia River)

Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme)
NWI4962761 Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).; (add.info.: Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Perch fishermen, in a boat, on a lake in the North Woods, Canada. Illustration Oliver Kemp
NWI4961737 Perch fishermen, in a boat, on a lake in the North Woods, Canada. Illustration Oliver Kemp.; (add.info.: Perch fishermen, in a boat, on a lake in the North Woods, Canada)

Fishing the shrimps with nets. 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4847504 Fishing the shrimps with nets. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the church of Saint Eloi in Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre
JEB4923924 Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the church of Saint Eloi in Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre, France. A table with fish and bread, Christian symbols

Fishing the Sand eel (or sandeel) on the beach with a rake, Brittany. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4847535 Fishing the Sand eel (or sandeel) on the beach with a rake, Brittany. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Myths and legends: Sea Monster. Giant octopus attacking a ship. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4929386 Myths and legends: Sea Monster. Giant octopus attacking a ship. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Myths and legends: Sea Monster. Giant octopus attacking a ship)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Noirmoutier: walk to fish, fishing boats on the dock unbarking the fish sold
LUX4776854 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Noirmoutier: walk to fish, fishing boats on the dock unbarking the fish sold on the dock with many merchants, traders

Capelin (from France or Mediterreanee) - Arrival of a fishing vessel from the New World in a European port - Poor cod
FLO4725287 Capelin (from France or Mediterreanee) - Arrival of a fishing vessel from the New World in a European port - Poor cod, Trisopterus minutus Gadus minutus 86

Marche au poisson, Saint Yves - Detail (1888, watercolour on paper). Mora, private collection. Anders Zorn (1860-1920)
SYC4195602 Marche au poisson, Saint Yves - Detail (1888, watercolour on paper). Mora, private collection. Anders Zorn (1860-1920); (add.info.: Marche au poisson, Saint Yves - Detail (1888)

Chinese musical instruments, Qing Dynasty: iron Hien-pan 1, bronze vase 2, drum
FLO4590326 Chinese musical instruments, Qing Dynasty: iron Hien-pan 1, bronze vase 2, drum, wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a fish 4, and Bong-gui 5

France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Dieppe: The fish industry, fishing port with its wharf boats
LUX4708238 France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Dieppe: The fish industry, fishing port with its wharf boats and fish merchants and their baskets, 1880 - L'esperance; (add.info.: France)

French postcard with image of a woman holding a cat
3665528 French postcard with image of a woman holding a cat; (add.info.: French postcard with image of a woman holding a cat.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: fish sorting on the return of fishermen
LUX4785972 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: fish sorting on the return of fishermen, animated view, 1920 - boat: small andre; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: women in traditional dress and headdress
LUX4783955 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: women in traditional dress and headdress, feet in the water, unload fish from boats returning to port

A Gaff, 1850
3330573 A Gaff, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a Gaff, a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fort Victoria, Kowloon, Hong Kong
3119104 Fort Victoria, Kowloon, Hong Kong; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene outside of Fort Victoria, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ceremony of salt, c.1910 (print)
7293316 Ceremony of salt, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Welcome ceremony of bread and salt in Russia. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

The caviar, c.1910 (print)
7293335 The caviar, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Caviar in Russia, beluga sturgeon fishing. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

A schuyt, a flat-bottomed sailing boat, 1850
3330789 A schuyt, a flat-bottomed sailing boat, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a schuyt, a flat-bottomed sailing boat used for fishing and for carrying costal and river cargoes in the Netherlands)

Couple of urban dwellers fishing mackerel, Normandy. 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4847330 Couple of urban dwellers fishing mackerel, Normandy. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): arrival of fishermen
LUX4774901 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): arrival of fishermen, loading fish in a cart drawn by a horse

Painting of an aquarium with fish and lobster from the House of the Patrician or Centenary (Casa del Centenario)
FLO4687102 Painting of an aquarium with fish and lobster from the House of the Patrician or Centenary (Casa del Centenario), Regio IX, Insula VIII. Chromolithograph by J.G

Lobster fishermen throwing their trap, Atlantic sea. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4847598 Lobster fishermen throwing their trap, Atlantic sea. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Frontispiece of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, c.1870 (print)
7339938 Frontispiece of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, c.1870 (print) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville, Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de (1835-85); National Maritime Museum

Underwater view of a shoal of fish, 1851-1930 (watercolour)
7341608 Underwater view of a shoal of fish, 1851-1930 (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 23.7x34.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An engraving depicting a whale tossing a boat, 19th century
5311025 An engraving depicting a whale tossing a boat, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1836); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fish merchants (fish) in the 15th century on a market
JAB5037109 Fish merchants (fish) in the 15th century on a market.; (add.info.: Fish merchants (fish) in the 15th century on a market.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Interior of a large communal house in Nootka Sound, with villagers smoking and drying fish
FLO4621639 Interior of a large communal house in Nootka Sound, with villagers smoking and drying fish, sleeping and caring for children. The beams are decorated with large totemic faces

Woman with basket of fish. Photography around 1915
IMB4933802 Woman with basket of fish. Photography around 1915; (add.info.: Woman with basket of fish. Photography around 1915); © Imagebroker

Woman in fancy dress costume as an Aquarium, 1880s (lithograph)
5893518 Woman in fancy dress costume as an Aquarium, 1880s (lithograph); (add.info.: Woman in costume as an Aquarium with dress decorated with fish, coral, seaweed and shells, for a masquerade ball)

Account of Commodore George Anson's voyage round the world, 1740-1744
7342519 Account of Commodore George Anson's voyage round the world, 1740-1744, with inscription by Lamille Champ (see appendix)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Noirmoutier: walk to fish, fishing boats on the dock unbarking the fish sold
LUX4776860 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Noirmoutier: walk to fish, fishing boats on the dock unbarking the fish sold on the dock with many merchants, traders

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the port
LUX4783494 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the port, on the dock of fishermen unload fish for sale, 1901; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

History of Indigenous Peoples: American Indians hunting salmon with spear in front of a waterfall (Salmons falls)
NWI4895793 History of Indigenous Peoples: American Indians hunting salmon with spear in front of a waterfall (Salmons falls: salmon falls)

Mulet cabot - Mule net fishing on a river - Grey mullet, Mugil cephalus 124, 126
FLO4725934 Mulet cabot - Mule net fishing on a river - Grey mullet, Mugil cephalus 124, 126, and fishermen using nets on a river to catch mullet

The fifth day of creation from the Nuremburg Chronicle
3740692 The fifth day of creation from the Nuremburg Chronicle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the fifth day of creation - God creating the birds)

A Dogger boat, 1850
3330545 A Dogger boat, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of a Dogger boat, a form of fishing boat which commonly operated in the North Sea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Account of Commodore George Anson's voyage round the world, 1740-1744
7342520 Account of Commodore George Anson's voyage round the world, 1740-1744, with inscription by Lamille Champ (see appendix)

Marina with fish (mosaic)
6384216 Marina with fish (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Marina con pesci); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Illustration of flowers, a fish and a crab. 19th century (chromolithograph from Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire)
5669602 Illustration of flowers, a fish and a crab. 19th century (chromolithograph from Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature by Felix-Edouard Guerin)

A 19th century street trader selling fish in London
5669479 A 19th century street trader selling fish in London; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a 19th century street trader selling fish in London. 1850 (engraving)); Universal History Archive/UIG

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A mesmerizing sight unfolds as a swarm of fish dances in the deep blue sea, their scales shimmering under the sunlight. In an oil painting titled "A Fish Stall By A Harbour, " the artist captures the vibrant energy of a bustling market where fishermen proudly display their bountiful catch. Nearby, a delicate jug adorned with flowers stands against a backdrop reminiscent of fish scales, showcasing the intricate artistry of fritware from 1530-1550. The allure of these underwater creatures has inspired countless tales and works of art throughout history. Jules Verne's iconic novel "20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea" takes us on an extraordinary journey beneath the waves, illustrated through engravings that depict fantastical scenes and encounters with mysterious marine life. Even ancient civilizations recognized the significance of fish. A skate vase crafted in 1867 showcases how earthenware can be transformed into a vessel resembling this graceful creature. Meanwhile, an illustration from the Dore Bible depicts Jesus performing his miraculous catch of fish, symbolizing abundance and divine intervention. In another engraving for Verne's masterpiece, we witness thrilling adventures aboard Captain Nemo's Nautilus submarine as it navigates through treacherous waters teeming with exotic species. The detailed artwork transports us to unexplored depths where unimaginable wonders await. Fish also play significant roles in religious narratives such as Gideon's story depicted in silk and wool tapestry from late 16th century or "The Three Archangels and Tobias, " rendered delicately on tempera wood around 1470-75 circa. These depictions remind us that fish are not only sustenance but hold symbolic meanings within various cultural contexts. Artists have continually found inspiration in capturing moments related to fishing - whether it is watercolor and pencil on paper portraying a Herring Seller during 1925 or an exquisite mosaic detail depicting ships approaching port dating back to the second century AD.