The Art of Dressing Fish

Although published in Augsburg, the title of this work is in English and is dedicated to the Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Johann Elias Haid (1737-1809), was the son and pupil of Johann Jakob Haid, engraver and publisher. After succeeding his father Johann Elias developed close business ties and became a frequent visitor to London. The plate shows a pretty young girl, seated in a kitchen before a saucepan boiling on the fire, carefully de-scaling fish. Two fish and an eel lie on the floor at her feet, cabbages rest on a barrel behind her chair, and some fruit is tied up in a napkin.