216 Free Artworks of Vintage Fish Illustrations

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Hardwicke's Polyplectron (Polyplectron Hardwickii) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Illustrations from the book European Butterflies and Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1882), a kaleidoscope of fluttering butterflies and caterpillars. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

1. Pure White Heron (Ardea modesta); 2. Black Billed Heron (Ardea nigrirostris) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Starfish varieties set illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

Elft, Alosa alosa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Hogfish and a ray finned fish illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

Carved Asterias or Mince-Pie Star Fish illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Red Mackerel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Illustrations from the book European Butterflies and Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1882), a kaleidoscope of fluttering butterflies and caterpillars. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Middle-finned Flyingfish illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Large-scaled sciaena illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Golden Holocentrus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Juba Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Rottlerian Mackrel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Trimaculated Spare illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Rose Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Seamless gold fish illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Different types of fishes illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Perca fluviatilis and Gymnocephalus illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Rouget from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Apua Bodian illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Vosmerian Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Poissons volants et vagues, papier peint. Cigales et pin, papier peint. Coquilles de nautiles, bordure from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Chinese painting featuring two gold and two silver fish (ca.1800–1899) from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection.

Porkfish (Pristipoma virginianum) and Shade-fish (Sciaena aquila) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Single-spotted Scaiaena or Salema illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Red-tailed Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Five-spined bodian or Red bodian illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Lineated [Nepaul] Pheasant (Phasianus Hamiltonii) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Boar-tusked Sparus or Whitish Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Pagre Sparus or Red Gilthead illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Pine-leaved Gurnard or Red Gurnard illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Yellow-striped sparus or red sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Bowhead Whale Original Antique Ocean Marine Mammal Handcolored Sealife Lithograph (1824). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Cherrug Falcon (Falco cherrug) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Red-spotted perch or Yellowish-white perch illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Black-finned Sparus or Purplish Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Starfish varieties set illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

Illustrations from the book of European Butterflies and Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1882), a kaleidoscope of fluttering butterflies and caterpillars. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Salmon Flies from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury. Digitally enhanced from our own original 1892 Edition.

Rougets, vitrail. Libellules et monnaie du pape, étoffe from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Delphinus delphis illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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240. The White-fish (Corregonus albus) 241. The Mackinaw Salmon (Salmo amethystus) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

1. Chinese Plaice (Platessa Chinensis); 2. Dr. Russell's Plaice (Platessa Russellii); 3. Short lined Finless Sole (Plagusia abbreviata) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Poissons, frise au pochoir. Cacatoës et citrons, cretonne from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Front viewed of eight armed cuttle fish from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Vintage European style cat engraving from The Moor and the Loch: Containing Practical Hints on Most of the Highland Sports, and Notices of the Habits of the Different Creatures of Game and prey in the mountainous district of Scotland, With an Essay on Loch-fishing by John Colquhoun (1840).

Balaenoptera rorqual illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Malabar Hen (Gallus giganteus) Common in Doab. 4/5 Nat. size. A. Foot Nat. Size from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Different types of Sharks illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

1. Crimson Woodpecker (Picus mineatus); 2. Indian three-toed Woodpecker (Picus Tiga); 3. A head of Female from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Starfish varieties set illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

Spur Winged Plover, Male and Female (Charadrius ventralis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of the Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officinal Scupltoris, Fornax Chemica, and Machina Electrica.

Poisson et algues, papier peint; pigeon et pavots, bordure de vitrail from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Illustrations from the book European Butterflies and Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1882), a kaleidoscope of fluttering butterflies and caterpillars. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Sea Otter (Enhydra marina) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

Bowhead Whale Whale Original Antique Ocean Marine Mammal Handcolored Sealife Lithograph. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Tetaar Jabiru (Mycteria Australis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Javan Cormorant (Carbo Javannica) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Aquatic creature from Real Sailor-Songs. Collected and Edited by J. Ashton. Two Hundred Illustrations published by Leadenhall Press (1891).

Illustrations from the book European Butterflies and Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1882), a kaleidoscope of fluttering butterflies and caterpillars. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Ex libris voor Klaas Groesbeek en Paul Nijhoff (1876–1924) print in high resolution by Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof.

Lahtora Butcher Bird (Lanius Lahtora) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834)by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Illustrations from the book European Butterflies and Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1882), a kaleidoscope of fluttering butterflies and caterpillars. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Balaena mysticetus, Bowhead whale, by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Shell fish illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

1. Spine Sided Monacanthus (Monacanthus (Amanses) Histrix); 2. Many Spined Coffin Fish (Ostracion (Acarana) auritus); 3, 4. Dotted Girella (Girella punctata); 5. Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser Chinensis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Paons et pavots, bordure. Grondins, algues et coquilles, plat en émail cloisonné from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

1, 2. Keroula Shrike, Male and Female (Keroula Indica) 3. Great Indian Shrike (Lanius Burra) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Merlans et algues, papier peint. Mouches et muguet, étoffe de soie. Hermine vulgaire, bordure from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

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1. Eyed Balistes (Balistes oculatus); 2. Amboina Balistes (Balistes Amboinensis); 3. Armed Balistes (Balistes gubarmatus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

1. Finless Ramcarata (Apterygia Ramacarata); 2. Chapra Shad (Alosa Chapra); 3. Dr. Hamilton's Long Jawed Herring (Thrissa Hamiltonii) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

1. Humpback whale (Megaptera versabilis) 2. Minke whale (Balaenoptera davidsoni) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911).

Collection of various whales from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Halibut

Gudgeon

Dipterus macrolepidotus

Menu for an Etcher’s Banquet

Goldfish

European Smelt

Swordfish

Largemouth Bass

Tropical Two-Wing Flyingfish

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Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911).

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1913 Fish Designs Keramic Studio

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