Tagged With: fishing

An Old Fisherwoman with Two Women Digging for Bait by Francis Wheatley

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Kevin Carter

Francis Wheatley(1747-1801) Details: Straw hat, cloak, apron, walking stick, shoes, basket, rake, bait, fisher woman

Categories: 18th Century, British, Watercolor | Tags: apron, bait, basket, beach, cape, cloak, fisher woman, fishing, nautical, rake, shoes, straw hat, walking stick | 2 Comments

Fishing Plate 16 – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1771

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Kevin Carter

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: fishing, nets, basket, fisherman, brazier, fire basket, spear, boat, drag net, mud shoes, creel, ocean, wooden shoes

Categories: 18th Century, Engraving, French | Tags: basket, boat, brazier, creel, drag net, fire basket, fisherman, fishing, mud shoes, nets, ocean, spear, wooden shoes | Leave a comment

View of the Koepoort in Leiden by Paulus Constantijn La Fargue ~1770

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Kevin Carter

Paulus Constantijn La Fargue (1729-1782) Detail: river, bridge, drawbridge, fishing, fishing pole, city gate, weathervane

Categories: 18th Century, Dutch, Painting | Tags: bridge, city gate, drawbridge, fishing, fishing pole, river, weathervane | Leave a comment

Fishermen – circle of Jean Pill

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Detail: baskets, fishing, fishermen, boat, oars, net

Categories: 18th Century, French, Painting | Tags: baskets, boat, fishermen, fishing, net, oars | 1 Comment

A Party of Gentlemen fishing from a Punt – Benjamin West 1794

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Benjamin West (1738-1820) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: wind , men , water , fishing , river , boat , fishing line, fishing pole, fish, float

Categories: 18th Century, British, Painting | Tags: boat, fish, fishing, fishing line, fishing pole, men, river, water, wind | 1 Comment

The Swaine Family – Arthur Devis 1749

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Arthur Devis (1712-1787) Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection What do you think that is open right by the boys foot? And Kevin thinks he is reading Izaak Walton’s “The Compleat Angler”. Detail: children , boy , girl , men , women , water , reading , fishing , fence , fichu , … Continue reading »

Categories: 18th Century, British, Painting | Tags: book, boy, bucket, children, dog, fence, fichu, fish, fishing, fishing pole, Fishing Treen, girl, hat, mantua, men, net, petticoat, portrait, reading, snuff box, water, women | 13 Comments

Arches of Westminster Bridge – Samuel Scott ~1750

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Samuel Scott ( 1702 – 1772 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: river, boats, swimming, produce, pipe, smoking, bridge, scaffold, logs, barges, fishing, tankard, walking stick, striped waistcoat

Categories: 18th Century, British, Painting | Tags: barges, boats, bridge, fishing, logs, pipe, Produce, river, scaffold, smoking, striped waistcoat, swimming, tankard, walking stick | Leave a comment

A Party Angling – George Morland 1789

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Kevin Carter

George Morland ( 1763 – 1804 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: boat, fish, fishing rod, net, hats, coats, chair

Categories: 18th Century, British, Painting | Tags: boat, chair, coats, fishing, hats, net, rod | 1 Comment

Fishing Smack under Sail – Brooking

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Charles Brooking ( 1723-1759 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Ok, I admit it, sometimes I just like to look at boats. Detail: sailboat, boat, ship

Categories: 18th Century, British, Painting | Tags: boat, fishing, sailboat, ship | 2 Comments