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Herring Fishermen
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Herring Fishermen

Adolf van der Laan · 1716 - 1742 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Five fishing boats at sea. The foremost ship hauls a net of herrings aboard. In the background, a ruin on a rock. Below the image, a six-line Dutch poem about herring fishing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printbony fishes: herringships (in general)
Credit lineHaringvissers. 1716 - 1742. Adolf van der Laan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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