Silly Fish

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A boy stands in the water and leans over a fishing net to release the fish caught in it — "Ah you silly silly fish," he cried, "why do you play so recklessly?"

Artist

Name:: Pissarro, Lucien
Dates:: 1863-1944
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Woodcut
Engraver:: Pissarro, Lucien
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The Queen of the Fishes
Author(s):: Rust, Margaret
Publisher:: London: Charles Ricketts, Eragny Press, 1894
Open Library:: View record

Description

A boy stands in the water with his trousers rolled up and leans over a fishing net set under a tree, to release the fish caught in it.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, border, children's book, color, fishing, male, river, Victorian

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