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Fishers

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  • Jesus calls the fishermen from the sea to be his apostles. Etching by J. Wachsmuth after J.C. Tardieu and C.J. Vernet.
  • Two fisherman are standing on a beach with their catch including skate and lobster. Lithograph.
  • Crimean War, France: fishwomen carrying the luggage of nurses at Boulogne. Wood engraving by W. Thomas.
  • A large family of fisher folk in Naples are gathered together around a fishing boat. Coloured lithograph by Gatti & Dura.
  • A fishing boat drawn up on to the beach at Scheveningen, surrounded by fishermen and a fishwife selling fish to customers. Etching by C. Weisbrod and engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1779, after P. Bout.
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    The sea at Marseilles: fishermen near a jetty and a round tower. Engraving by J. Aliamet after C.J. Vernet.

    Vernet, Joseph, 1714-1789. | Date: [1776?] | Reference: 2498935i
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    Crimean War, France: fishwomen carrying the luggage of nurses at Boulogne. Wood engraving by W. Thomas.

    | Reference: 21059i
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    Jesus calls James and John from their boat; their father Zebedee stands behind them. Woodcut.

    | Reference: 22525i
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    An Italian landscape: a man fishing with a rod and line in a river with rocky heights behind. Etching by F. Giuntotardi, 1813, after G. Poussin.

    Dughet, Gaspard, 1615-1675. | Date: [1813] | Reference: 2476691i
    Part of: Dodici paesi dipinti sul muro in uno dei saloni del Palazzo Colonna da Gaspare Poussin ... da Filippo Giuntotardi :
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    A fisherman is standing on a rock with his nets and baskets strapped to his back. Mezzotint by J. Jones after G. Carter.

    Carter, George, 1737-1794. | Date: Novr. 19.1782 | Reference: 34818i
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