Sea trout
Photograph
1853 (photographed)
1853 (photographed)
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Sewin is the colloquial Welsh name for the sea trout. This is a migratory brown trout that, like the salmon, spends time feeding at sea before returning to the river of its birth to spawn. Anglers prize sea trout highly for their strength, beauty and elusiveness. Chefs value them for their delicately flavoured flesh, which is tinted pink from their sea-diet of shrimps. This fine specimen is shown displayed on a traditional bass bag made of rush. When soaked with water, the bag keeps the fish cool by evaporation. A fourfold carpenter’s boxwood rule has been included to show scale.
Llewelyn was an important pioneer of photography. He was related by marriage to the inventor of the positive-negative process, William Henry Fox Talbot. This photograph was at once a demonstration of still-life composition, photographic draughtsmanship and skilful fly-fishing.
Llewelyn was an important pioneer of photography. He was related by marriage to the inventor of the positive-negative process, William Henry Fox Talbot. This photograph was at once a demonstration of still-life composition, photographic draughtsmanship and skilful fly-fishing.
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Materials and techniques | Salted paper print from glass negative |
Brief description | 19thC; Dillwyn Llewelyn John, Fish |
Physical description | Sea-trout placed on a basket with a ruler beside it, in an album |
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Production | Penllergaer in South Wales was the photographer's country seat, where he made most of his photographs Reason For Production: Private Reason For Production: Exhibition |
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Summary | Sewin is the colloquial Welsh name for the sea trout. This is a migratory brown trout that, like the salmon, spends time feeding at sea before returning to the river of its birth to spawn. Anglers prize sea trout highly for their strength, beauty and elusiveness. Chefs value them for their delicately flavoured flesh, which is tinted pink from their sea-diet of shrimps. This fine specimen is shown displayed on a traditional bass bag made of rush. When soaked with water, the bag keeps the fish cool by evaporation. A fourfold carpenter’s boxwood rule has been included to show scale. Llewelyn was an important pioneer of photography. He was related by marriage to the inventor of the positive-negative process, William Henry Fox Talbot. This photograph was at once a demonstration of still-life composition, photographic draughtsmanship and skilful fly-fishing. |
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Accession number | PH.220-1984 |
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Record created | February 7, 2004 |
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