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Style 1 16

Angel Fish — Angel Fish
James Carter Beard, American, 1837–1913 · 1880s, 1890s
Smithsonian

Plate 24: Flying Swallow Gurnard, Male Lumpsucker, Longspine Snipefish, and Other Fish — Plate 24: Flying Swallow Gurnard, Male Lumpsucker, Longspine Snipefish, and Other Fish
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

Plate 43: Fifteen Fish — Plate 43: Fifteen Fish
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

Still Life with Fish — Still Life with Fish
c. 1639 - c. 1659
Rijksmuseum

Fish and Shells — Fish and Shells
1821
Rijksmuseum

Plate 42: Nine Fish — Plate 42: Nine Fish
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

FISH, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom — FISH, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Abbott Handerson Thayer, born Boston, MA 1849-died Dublin, NH 1921 · 1920s, 1840s
Smithsonian

Cloud-Shaped Pillow with Fish — Cloud-Shaped Pillow with Fish
China · Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th/13th century
Art Institute of Chicago

Fish — Fish
Netherlands
KB, National Library of the Netherlands

Fish — Fish
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · c. 1400
Cleveland Museum of Art

Plate 26: Gurnards, Dragonets, and Other Fish — Plate 26: Gurnards, Dragonets, and Other Fish
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

Fish Design for a Ceramic Plate — Fish Design for a Ceramic Plate
Holcha Krake, Danish, born Karlby Sogn, Denmark 1885-died New York City 1944 · 1930s
Smithsonian

Still life with fish — Still life with fish
1648 - 1672
Rijksmuseum

Plate 9: A Great White(?) Shark, Two Seals, and Two Fish — Plate 9: A Great White(?) Shark, Two Seals, and Two Fish
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

Still life with fish — Still life with fish
1648 - 1672
Rijksmuseum

Plate 39: Squid, Gurnard, Pike, and Other Fish — Plate 39: Squid, Gurnard, Pike, and Other Fish
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

Style 2 12

Fish Decoy — Fish Decoy
Unidentified · 1940s
Smithsonian

Fish — Fish
Unidentified · 1990s
Smithsonian

Lepidotus Fish — Lepidotus Fish
Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE) · 305–30 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Fish Decoy — Fish Decoy
Unidentified · 1930s
Smithsonian

Fish Store Sign — Fish Store Sign
Unidentified · 1890s, 1850s
Smithsonian

Fish Decoy — Fish Decoy
Unidentified · 1930s
Smithsonian

Fish Decoy — Fish Decoy
Unidentified · 1900s, 1980s
Smithsonian

Perch Decoy — Perch Decoy
Unidentified · 1890s, 1870s
Smithsonian

Fish Decoy — Fish Decoy
Unidentified · 1900s, 1970s
Smithsonian

Brook Trout Decoy — Brook Trout Decoy
Unidentified · 1890s, 1870s
Smithsonian

Fish with Folded Fin — Fish with Folded Fin
1900s, 1870s
Smithsonian

Gold Weight (abrammuo): Fish — Gold Weight (abrammuo): Fish
Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante goldsmith · 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art

Style 3 9

Fish Mold — Fish Mold
Amos C. Brinton · c. 1938
National Gallery of Art

Fish Weather Vane — Fish Weather Vane
Michael Riccitelli · c. 1939
National Gallery of Art

The Sole (Pleuronectes lunatus) — The Sole (Pleuronectes lunatus)
Mark Catesby · published 1731-1743
National Gallery of Art

Toy Fish — Toy Fish
Charles Garjian · c. 1940
National Gallery of Art

The Lane-snapper (Sparus synagris) — The Lane-snapper (Sparus synagris)
Mark Catesby · published 1731-1743
National Gallery of Art

fish, fish — fish, fish
Sweden
Museum of Ethnography

Fish Pitcher — Fish Pitcher
Edward L. Loper · c. 1938
National Gallery of Art

Marsvin (Phocana) — Marsvin (Phocana)
Flamen, Albert · 1620-1669
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

The Croker (Perca undulata) — The Croker (Perca undulata)
Mark Catesby · published 1731-1743
National Gallery of Art

Style 4 3

Necklace Bead in the Form of a Fish — Necklace Bead in the Form of a Fish
India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE) · 185–72 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Necklace Bead in the Form of a Fish — Necklace Bead in the Form of a Fish
India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE) · 185–72 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Fish Decoy — Fish Decoy
Unidentified · 1900s, 1980s
Smithsonian

Named in the museum's description 4

The fish is small, hidden or only part of the story in these works, so they're shown whole.

Sheet of Sketches [verso] — Sheet of Sketches [verso]
Beatrix Godwin Whistler · late 19th century
National Gallery of Art

Ipswich Prints: Fish leaping a waterfall — Ipswich Prints: Fish leaping a waterfall
Arthur Wesley Dow, born Ipswich, MA 1857-died New York City 1922 · 1900s
Smithsonian

fisknät, fish net — fisknät, fish net
Sweden
Museum of Ethnography

fisknät, fish net — fisknät, fish net
Sweden
Museum of Ethnography