Allegory of the Revival of the Dutch Herring Fishery after the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67)

About this artwork

…; ? collection Jonkheer Johan Cornelis de Jonge (1793-1853), The Hague;{R. van Luttervelt, ‘Herinneringen aan Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter in het Rijksmuseum’, _Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum_ 5 (1957), pp. 28-70, esp. pp. 62-63.} ? his son, Jan Karel Jacob de Jonge (1828-1880), The Hague;{R. van Luttervelt, ‘Herinneringen aan Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter in het Rijksmuseum’, _Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum_ 5 (1957), pp. 28-70, esp. pp. 62-63.} his wife, Jonkvrouw Elizabeth Adriana de Jonge, n...

Art Historical Context

Willem Eversdijck's *Allegory of the Revival the Dutch Herring Fishery the Second Anglo-Dutch (1665-67)*, painted around 1667-1670, captures a triumphant moment in Dutch history. Created as an oil on canvas measuring 114.3 x 163.2 cm, this work belongs to the Dutch Golden Age, when maritime prowess and trade fueled national prosperity. The herring fishery was a cornerstone of the Dutch economy, the war with England severely disrupted it; Eversdijck's allegory symbolizes its postwar resurgence, blending patriotic pride with symbolic imagery typical of 17th-century Dutch Baroque art. Eversdijck...