« The hound some praise and some the Hawk:
Some better pleased with private sport, Use tennis some a Mistress court:
But these delights I neither wish Nor envy while I freely fish. »
William Andrew Chatto, The Angler’s Souvenir, 1845
Fishing & Angling
in drawings prints and books
- In a fine library copy :
Sportsman’s Dictionary, The
With instructions for angling, hunting, and many more - The Fisherman representing the Water
Teniers II, David. The Four Elements in Large Figures - Venetian Fishing Barge
- Venice – Fish Market at the Rialto Bridge
- Representing the Water
Water – Teniers II, David. The Four Elements in Large Figures - Weirotter, Franz Edmund. Fishermen in their Boat
- Angling is the family’s pleasure
for it keeps the paterfamilias’ good spirits
Weirotter, Franz Edmund. At the Lake near Bolsena (Lake Bolsena) - Wrasses – Labrus
and a topical selection within the listing
“ At this time we are on our boat … I hope you extend the same faith in me as I have in you in paying for this sizable sum in advance (sight unseen) in the expectation of delivery … Best regards ”
(Mr. P. C., July 22, 2002)