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A landlord, while fishing, reads property advertisements in the newspaper and exclaims at the levels of rent being asked. Coloured lithograph by A.J.L. Jazet, 1843.
Jazet, Alexandre Jean Louis, 1814-Date: [1843]Reference: 30775i
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A boy fishing with a rod; he steps into the water and kills a fish with a spear; his father, smoking a cigar, reprimands him and he cries. Colour process print, 1909.
Date: [15 September 1909]Reference: 730340i
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The Netherlands: three men fishing from a boat in a river, with other boats and houses on the far side of the river. Etching by W. Sherwin after J. van Goyen.
Goyen, Jan van, 1596-1656.Date: [between 1600 and 1699?]Reference: 3006458i
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A fishing-bird sits on a rock on the shore of a river in China. Etching by G. Child.
Reference: 42062i
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Sadler's Wells Theatre in the background: anglers fishing in the New River in the foreground. Etching, post 1900.
Reference: 38531i
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An Italianate landscape: a man fishing in a river, and a view to a bridge, a town, and a mountain. Etching attributed to J. Janson the elder, 17--.
Janson, Johannes, the elder, 1729-1784.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 2917547i
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A man is fishing with a line from the banks of a river, as another man sits on the bank with a net in his hand. Engraving by Andrew Duncan, 1836, after Newton (?) Fielding.
Fielding, Newton Limbird Smith, 1799-1856.Date: 1836Reference: 34728i
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Mount Fuji seen from the west, from behind drying fishing nets. Colour woodcuts by Hiroshige, 1852.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Date: 1852Reference: 37295i
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Two men in a boat fishing beneath a full moon, with cormorants. Colour woodcut, ca. 1900.
Date: [1900?]Reference: 37590i
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Men in fishing boats near a harbour. Etching attributed to F. Vivares after C.J. Vernet.
Vernet, Joseph, 1714-1789.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 29858i
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Rural life: seven scenes, including milking, gleaning, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.
Hicks, George Elgar, 1824-1914.Date: 1850Reference: 485415i
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Lourdes and Gave-de-Pau, Hautes Pyrénées, France: peasants fishing with the castle in the background. Lithograph, 1821, after M. Colston.
Colston, Marianne, active 1821.Date: 19 September 1821Reference: 20356i
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A man is standing on the banks of a river with a fishing line in the water, he is hunched against the very wet and windy weather. Coloured process print after J. Leech.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Reference: 34768i
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Rural life: nine scenes, including washerwomen, wood-cutters, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.
Hicks, George Elgar, 1824-1914.Reference: 485467i
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Men are fishing for whale in small boats with harpoons; larger sailing ships are in the distance. Aquatint.
Reference: 37600i
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Two line-drawn fishing boats with large fishing nets capturing a decorative circular object (the HIV virus structure) in between a sequence of illustrations demonstrating how the HIV virus can and can't be transmitted; an AIDS warning issued by the Gipuzkoako Hies Kontrako Elkarte Hiritarra Asociacion Ciudadana Anti-SIDA de Gipuzkoa. Colour lithograph by Xabi, 1993.
Date: [19]93Reference: 675712i
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China during the Cultural Revolution: a young woman doctor in a fishing village preparing acupuncture needles. Colour lithograph after Peng Yuzhang, 1975.
Peng, Yuzhang.Date: November 1975Reference: 660888i
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A tailor fishing on a river bank is cowering away from a man with a large cosh hidden behind his back, who robs him of his hat, coat and boots. Lithograph after R. Seymour, 183-.
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.Date: 1830-1839Reference: 31616i
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Three boys are fishing in rock pools with a large net. Engraving by J.T. Willmore after W. Collins.
Collins, William, 1788-1847.Reference: 34733i
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A market place in a fishing town in England or Scotland. Aquatint by John Hill after A. Dibdin, 1802.
Dibdin, Anne, approximately 1776-Date: 1802Reference: 2497710i
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A garland, with a seaport behind, in which a man is fishing. Engraving by P. Lombart after G. Légaré.
Légaré, Gédéon, 1615-1676.Date: [approximately 1640]Reference: 3298721i
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The month February and the sign of Pisces, represented by a fishing port by a city gate and by Christ's calling of the disciples. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.
Bol, Hans, 1534-1593.Date: 1585Reference: 46404i
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Three devils dangle three men on the ends of fishing rods below a crowd of onlookers. Engraving with engraved verse below, 1748.
Date: Jan 30th 1748Reference: 579271i
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A child buys eels from a woman with a basket, and three small boys are in a fishing boat with nets. Etching.
Reference: 30530i
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An Italian landscape: in the distance, houses on a clifftop; in the foreground, a river with two people fishing. Etching attributed to C. Goyrand after H. van Swanevelt.
Swanevelt, Herman van, approximately 1600-1655.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 2970789i

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A landlord, while fishing, reads property advertisements in the newspaper and exclaims at the levels of rent being asked. Coloured lithograph by A.J.L. Jazet, 1843.

A boy fishing with a rod; he steps into the water and kills a fish with a spear; his father, smoking a cigar, reprimands him and he cries. Colour process print, 1909.

The Netherlands: three men fishing from a boat in a river, with other boats and houses on the far side of the river. Etching by W. Sherwin after J. van Goyen.

A fishing-bird sits on a rock on the shore of a river in China. Etching by G. Child.

Sadler's Wells Theatre in the background: anglers fishing in the New River in the foreground. Etching, post 1900.

An Italianate landscape: a man fishing in a river, and a view to a bridge, a town, and a mountain. Etching attributed to J. Janson the elder, 17--.

A man is fishing with a line from the banks of a river, as another man sits on the bank with a net in his hand. Engraving by Andrew Duncan, 1836, after Newton (?) Fielding.

Mount Fuji seen from the west, from behind drying fishing nets. Colour woodcuts by Hiroshige, 1852.

Two men in a boat fishing beneath a full moon, with cormorants. Colour woodcut, ca. 1900.

Men in fishing boats near a harbour. Etching attributed to F. Vivares after C.J. Vernet.

Rural life: seven scenes, including milking, gleaning, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

Lourdes and Gave-de-Pau, Hautes Pyrénées, France: peasants fishing with the castle in the background. Lithograph, 1821, after M. Colston.

A man is standing on the banks of a river with a fishing line in the water, he is hunched against the very wet and windy weather. Coloured process print after J. Leech.

Rural life: nine scenes, including washerwomen, wood-cutters, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

Men are fishing for whale in small boats with harpoons; larger sailing ships are in the distance. Aquatint.

China during the Cultural Revolution: a young woman doctor in a fishing village preparing acupuncture needles. Colour lithograph after Peng Yuzhang, 1975.

A tailor fishing on a river bank is cowering away from a man with a large cosh hidden behind his back, who robs him of his hat, coat and boots. Lithograph after R. Seymour, 183-.

Three boys are fishing in rock pools with a large net. Engraving by J.T. Willmore after W. Collins.

A market place in a fishing town in England or Scotland. Aquatint by John Hill after A. Dibdin, 1802.

A garland, with a seaport behind, in which a man is fishing. Engraving by P. Lombart after G. Légaré.

The month February and the sign of Pisces, represented by a fishing port by a city gate and by Christ's calling of the disciples. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.

Three devils dangle three men on the ends of fishing rods below a crowd of onlookers. Engraving with engraved verse below, 1748.

A child buys eels from a woman with a basket, and three small boys are in a fishing boat with nets. Etching.

An Italian landscape: in the distance, houses on a clifftop; in the foreground, a river with two people fishing. Etching attributed to C. Goyrand after H. van Swanevelt.