Allegory of the flourishing of dutch fishing after the second anglo-dutch war (1665-67). Group portrait of dutch admirals standing on the shore of the sea. Some bring in a net with fish. On the right some hunters with dogs near a grotto-like fountain with a statue of neptune and sea horses. Presented are: david vlugh (?), aert van nes (?), tjerk hiddes de vries, i. Sweers, adriaen banckert, engel de ruyter, michiel adriaensz de ruyter, pieter florisz (?), cornelis tromp (?), cornelis evertsen de jonge, jan cornelisz meppel, aucke stellingwerff, egbert m. Cortenaer (?), johan evertsen the elder, pieter de bitter and jacob benckers (?). Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: between 1667 and 1671. Dimensions: drager Height: 114 cm (44.8 in) drager Width: 162 cm (63.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Allegorie op de bloei van de Nederlandse visserij na de Tweede Engelse Zeeoorlog (1665-67) Rijksmuseum SK-A-3829
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