A fanciful and entertaining illustration of a fisherman, his clothes made up of items related to his profession, engraved and issued by Valck after a suite of designs by Nicolas de Larmessin II entitled "Les Costumes grotesques et les métiers." The series shows the 'habit' or dress of each trade, with their elaborate costumes executed in a style reminiscent of the imaginative mannerist portraits of the Italian painter Arcimboldo from a century earlier. The current example, a fisherman, is attired in a frock-coat made up of various types of fish with sleeves that are quite literally scalloped with mussels. His belt is a winding eel, his trousers made up of crabs and lobsters, and his cape a long fishing net. On his head perches a classically-styled dolphin in place of a cap, and his long hair is composed of elvers and lampreys. His sceptre is topped by a basket net, and by his feet lie the catches of his exploits, including frogs and a tortoise in addition to fish, clams, and eels. The background shows fishermen at work.