« 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
“ … that I have received the parcel in good order. Very well and professional packed indeed. The litho of Mourot is according to my expectations. The drawing is rare. Colouring most probably same time … ”
(Mr. P. v. d. W., June 26, 2003)