Portmeirion Compleat Angler Framed Print Salmon, CA184
Portmeirion

An Exclusive Framed Print, Featuring the Salmon, From The Compleat Angler Range, By Susan Williams-Ellis.

This beautiful framed print features the SALMON – No.1 Salmo Salar

This is number 1 in a series of 7 prints.

Purely Portmeirion have acquired full colour plates from the 1984 edition of British Fresh-Water Fishes by the Rev W Houghton, originally published in 1879. 

This print is mounted in a gold satin frame with a cream mount, and is an original coloured book plate illustration.

The fish illustrations are by the extremely accomplished Yorkshire artist A.F. Lydon.

There is a section of descriptive text for each fish taken from the 1984 edition on the back of each print.

Approx Dimensions :-

17 in (43 cm) x 13 in (33 cm)

Compleat Angler Framed Prints

In 1980 Susan Williams-Ellis launched The Compleat Angler range of pottery. 

She based her design on the beautifully illustrated fish by the extremely accomplished Yorkshire artist A F Lydon, taken from a book published in 1879 called 'British Fresh-Water Fishes' by The Rev. W. Houghton.

Purely Portmeirion have acquired full colour plates from the edition of the book that was re-published in 1984 and have created a beautiful set of framed prints of the seven fish that appear on the range of Compleat Angler pottery: Salmon, Great Lake Trout, Sewen [Welsh Trout], Gillaroo, Torgoch & Alpine Char, Perch and Pike.

These framed prints will surely be a superb accompaniment to any avid collectors of the Compleat Angler pottery or fishing enthusiasts.

Compleat Angler

Susan Williams-Ellis and her husband had a thing about collecting beautifully illustrated books and colour illustrations from the 1800's. In this range of pottery, specifically designed by Susan with men in mind, and how difficult they can be finding presents for, they found a book lavishly illustrated with original paintings of fish by M J Lydon, called The Compleat Angler, which Susan used as the basis for the new pattern. Using the same title as the book, The Compleat Angler range was launched in 1981. Seven fabulously illustrated fish are used in the range: Salmon, Great Lake Trout, Sewen (Welsh Trout), Gillaroo, Alpine Char, Perch and Pike and have either grey banding or a fern pattern around the edge. All the pieces have a Rococo-style makers mark on the base constructed of dolphins and shells.