Artworks · Peter Henry Emerson

"Pike Pool" (from below)

1880 · Photogravure, plate LI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 14.4 × 20.3 cm (5 11/16 × 8 in.); Paper: 16.7 × 22.5 cm (6 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 32.4 cm (9 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

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"Pickering Tor," Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLVII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 15.2 × 20 cm (6 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 16.7 × 21.2 cm (6 5/8 × 8 3/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.9 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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In Beresford Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate LII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 13.7 × 20.5 cm (5 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 15.6 × 22.5 cm (6 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.7 × 31.8 cm (9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Walton and Cotton's Fishing House, Beresford Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLVIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 13.7 × 19.7 cm (5 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 16.2 × 21.8 cm (6 7/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 31.9 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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The Path Over The First Brae, Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 14.4 × 20.4 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 16.8 × 22.1 cm (6 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 32 cm (9 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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Tissington Spires, Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 15.5 × 20.2 cm (6 1/8 × 8 in.); Paper: 17.2 × 21.6 cm (6 13/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.6 cm (9 11/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Near Reynard's Cave, Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLVI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 13.9 × 20.3 cm (5 1/2 × 8 in.); Paper: 15.9 × 22 cm (6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.8 cm (9 5/8 × 12 9/16 in.)

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In Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 15.1 × 20 cm (6 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 17.2 × 21.8 cm (6 13/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.8 × 32.1 cm (9 13/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

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In Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLIV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 14.9 × 20.1 cm (5 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.); Paper: 16.7 × 21.9 cm (6 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 32.2 cm (9 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

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Entrance to Dove Dale, Derbyshire

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXVII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 14.1 × 20 cm (5 9/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 16.4 × 22.1 cm (6 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

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In Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XLII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 13.8 × 19.8 cm (5 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 15.8 × 21.4 cm (6 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 32.1 cm (9 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

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In Dove Dale (Staffordshire Side)

1880 · Photogravure, plate XL from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 14.5 × 20.3 cm (5 3/4 × 8 in.); Paper: 16.8 × 22.1 cm (6 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.8 × 31.9 cm (9 13/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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In Dove Dale. "Habet!"

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXVIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 14.8 × 20.4 cm (5 7/8 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 16.4 × 21.6 cm (6 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.9 × 32 cm (9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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In Dove Dale

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXIX from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 12.9 × 20 cm (5 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.1 × 21.8 cm (6 × 8 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 32 cm (9 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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Haddon Hall and Homestead, From the River

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXIV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 15 × 20.2 cm (5 15/16 × 8 in.); Paper: 17.1 × 21.9 cm (6 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.9 × 32 cm (9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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Lady Dorothy's Bridge, Haddon Hall

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 15.2 × 20.4 cm (6 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 16.6 × 21.4 cm (6 9/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 32 cm (9 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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On the "Sow," Near Walton's House at Shallowford

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 13 × 20.3 cm (5 1/8 × 8 in.); Paper: 15.6 × 22.5 cm (6 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

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Haddon Hall, From the Meadows

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 12 × 20.4 cm (4 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 15.4 × 22.7 cm (6 1/8 × 8 15/16 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 31.7 cm (9 11/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Rowsley Bridge, on the Derwent

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXVI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 13.4 × 20.1 cm (5 5/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Paper: 16 × 22.2 cm (6 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 25 × 31.7 cm (9 7/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Crow-Island Stream, River Wye

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXXII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 13.1 × 19.9 cm (5 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.7 × 22.1 cm (6 3/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.3 × 31.9 cm (9 5/8 × 12 9/16 in.)

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The Ferry Boat Inn, Tottenham

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXVIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 12.6 × 20 cm (5 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 14.8 × 21.4 cm (5 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.); Album page: 24.3 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

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Footbridge Near Tottenham

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXVI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 12.6 × 20.3 cm (5 × 8 in.); Paper: 14.7 × 21.6 cm (5 13/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.2 × 31.9 cm (9 9/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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A Rainy Day at Flander's Weir

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXIV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 8.1 × 19.5 cm (3 1/4 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 10.4 × 21.5 cm (4 1/8 × 8 1/2 in.); Album page: 24.7 × 31.8 cm (9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in.)

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The Crown Inn, Borxbourne

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 13.2 × 17 cm (5 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.); Paper: 15 × 18 cm (5 15/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.9 cm (9 5/8 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Poplars and Pollards on the Lea, Near Broxbourne

1880 · Photogravure, plate XIX from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 16.6 × 12.7 cm (6 9/16 × 5 in.); Paper: 19 × 14.8 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.); Album page: 32 × 24.8 cm (12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

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Footbridge Near Chestnut

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 12.8 × 20.2 cm (5 1/16 × 8 in.); Paper: 15.2 × 22.3 cm (6 × 8 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.7 × 31.9 cm (9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Footbridge Near Chingford

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 18.5 × 14.4 cm (7 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.); Paper: 20.7 × 16.2 cm (8 3/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Album page: 32 × 24.5 cm (12 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.)

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King's Weir, River Lea

1880 · Photogravure, plate XXII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)

Image: 11.8 × 18.2 cm (4 11/16 × 7 3/16 in.); Paper: 14.9 × 20.6 cm (5 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Album page: 24.2 × 31.7 cm (9 9/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Broxbourne Church

1880 · Photogravure, plate XX from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 16.1 × 12.4 cm (6 3/8 × 4 15/16 in.); Paper: 19.1 × 14.7 cm (7 9/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Album page: 31.9 × 24.6 cm (12 9/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

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Mouth of the Old River Stort

1880 · Photogravure, plate XVIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.8 × 20 cm (5 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.3 × 22.2 cm (6 1/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 32.2 cm (9 5/8 × 12 11/16 in.)

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Hoddesdon, Herts

1880 · Photogravure, plate XI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.4 × 18.4 cm (4 15/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Paper: 13.8 × 19.3 cm (5 7/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.9 cm (9 5/8 × 12 9/16 in.)

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The Black Pool, Near Hoddesdon

1880 · Photogravure, plate IX from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 11.7 × 21.1 cm (4 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 14.4 × 23.1 cm (5 11/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.8 cm (9 5/8 × 12 9/16 in.)

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The Conspirator's Room, Old Rye House

1880 · Photogravure, plate XIV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 17.8 × 13.7 cm (7 1/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.7 × 15.9 cm (8 3/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Album page: 32 × 24.9 cm (12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

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The Old Rye House

1880 · Photogravure, plate XIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.9 × 17.2 cm (5 1/8 × 6 13/16 in.); Paper: 15.3 × 19.1 cm (6 1/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 32 cm (9 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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The Compleat Angler

1880 · Photogravure, plate XII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.7 × 18.5 cm (5 × 7 5/16 in.); Paper: 14.7 × 20.2 cm (5 13/16 × 8 in.); Album page: 24.8 × 32 cm (9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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The Shoot, Amwell Magna Fishery

1880 · Photogravure, plate VI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 11.9 × 19.7 cm (4 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 14.7 × 22.2 cm (5 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.7 × 31.8 cm (9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in.)

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A Backwater on the Lea

1880 · Photogravure, plate VII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.6 × 20 cm (5 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.5 × 22.3 cm (6 1/8 × 8 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 32.1 cm (9 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

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Stanstead from the Lea

1880 · Photogravure, plate VIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.7 × 19.9 cm (5 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.5 × 24.6 cm (6 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 32 cm (9 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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The October Hole, Near Hoddesdon

1880 · Photogravure, plate X from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 13.1 × 19.9 cm (5 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 15 × 21.5 cm (5 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 32.1 cm (9 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

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Mouth of the River Ash

1880 · Photogravure, plate IV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.5 × 20.1 cm (4 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Paper: 15.4 × 22.3 cm (6 1/8 × 8 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.3 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

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Keeper's Cottage, Amwell Magna Fishery

1880 · Photogravure, plate V from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 12.5 × 19.8 cm (4 15/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 14.6 × 21.7 cm (5 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.7 × 31.9 cm (9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Amwell Church

1880 · Photogravure, plate I from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume III" (1888)

Image: 20.1 × 13 cm (7 15/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Paper: 22 × 14.5 cm (8 11/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Album page: 32.2 × 24.6 cm (12 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

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Ware, Herts

1880 · Photogravure, plate II from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume I" (1888)

Image: 13.7 × 20.2 cm (5 7/16 × 8 in.); Paper: 16 × 22.1 cm (6 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24 × 31.8 cm (9 1/2 × 12 9/16 in.)

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A Stiff Pull

1880 · Photogravure

20.8 x 28.9 cm. (8 3/16 x 11 3/8 in.)

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The Poacher - A Hare in View, (Suffolk)

1878 · Photogravure, plate II from "Pictures of East Anglian Life," published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington (1888)

Image: 28.2 × 23.4 cm (11 1/8 × 9 1/4 in.); Paper: 42.4 × 34.3 cm (16 3/4 × 13 9/16 in.)

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In the Haysel (Norfolk)

1878 · Photogravure, Frontispiece from "Pictures of East Anglian Life," published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington (1888)

Image: 28.2 × 33.3 cm (11 1/8 × 13 1/8 in.); Paper: 33.3 × 42.8 cm (13 1/8 × 16 7/8 in.)

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Leafless March (Suffolk)

1878 · Photogravure, pl. III from the album "Pictures of East Anglian Life" (1888)

Image: 24.6 × 23.4 cm (9 11/16 × 9 1/4 in.); Album page: 42.7 × 34 cm (16 13/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

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