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Description: | The Samet (or Brandling) is one of only sixteen completed engravings of fish published after Thomas Bewick's death, in his autobiography, 'A Memoir'. Bewick had intended, with the help of his son Robert, to write and illustrate a book, 'A History of British Fishes' but he died before its completion. It is unlikely that the subject of fish would have been as successful as his books on birds and animals. Birds and animals could be seen in their natural settings but fish could not. This woodblock of the Samet is an exception - the engraver has placed it against a riverbank setting. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1800 to 1849 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Thomas Bewick | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discoveringb... | Go to resource |
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