Allegory of the Revival of the Dutch Herring Fishery after the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67)
Painter: Willem Eversdijck
Year:
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Medium: oil on canvas
Description: Allegory of the flourishing of Dutch fishing after the Second English Sea War (1665-67). Group portrait of Dutch admirals standing on the shore of the sea. Some are hauling in a net of fish. On the right, several hunters with dogs near a grotto-like fountain with a statue of Neptune and seahorses. Pictured are: David Vlugh (?), Aert van Nes (?), Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Isaac Sweers, Adriaen Banckert, Engel de Ruyter, Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, Pieter Florisz (?), Cornelis Tromp (?), Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Jan Cornelisz Meppel, Aucke Stellingwerff, Egbert M. Cortenaer (?), Johan Evertsen the Elder, Pieter de Bitter and Jacob Binckes (?).
