Vliegende vis c. 1848 - 1854

"Vliegende vis" (Flying fish), a pencil drawing by Christian Heinrich Gottlieb Steuerwald, depicts a flying fish in a realistic manner. The detailed rendering of the fish’s body and fins, along with the added sketch of a flying fish in flight, suggests a scientific interest in the subject matter. This drawing likely comes from a larger body of work that Steuerwald created during his lifetime. The inscription in the bottom corner indicates that the work may have been part of a natural history study.