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| Keywords: Frederick Walker - A Fishmonger's Shop - Walters 37943.jpg In this watercolor a fishmonger offers his stock to a female customer who appears to hesitate before choosing among the many types of fish on display Mullet mackerel skate cod sea bass herring salmon and gurnard sea robin can all be identified in the display A flounder and a puffer fish hang from the shop front above In the foreground a child with a hoop gazes into a tub probably filled with live carp Given the variety of seafood on display it is not surprising to learn that the artist was an enthusiastic fisherman A version of this work was exhibited to great acclaim at the Old Watercolour Society in London 1873 watercolor paper cm 20 2 30 3 accession number 37 943 32788 William T or Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters A Connoisseur's Portfolio place of origin Walters Art Museum license 2D A Connoisseur's Portfolio Frederick Walker Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Fish in art | ||||
