The fishmonger is shown slicing off pieces of salmon, while his wife is taking smoked fish from a hook. The fish and utensils in the foreground are the work of Flegel who was able to render the fine metal shine of the brass bucket and the grain of the wooden water bucket. Georg Flegel also painted the food and luxurious tableware in two paintings of van Valckenborch depicting banquets (Silesian Museum and St Gilgen-Salzburg, H. Wiesenthal private collection).
The fishmonger is illustrated slicing salmon while his wife retrieves smoked fish from a hook. The objects in the foreground were created by Flegel, who successfully depicted the shine of brass and the grain of wood. Georg Flegel also painted the food and luxurious tableware in two paintings by van Valckenborch depicting banquets (Silesian Museum and St Gilgen-Salzburg, H. Wiesenthal private collection).