Trewithen Dutch Shipping Sebastian Pether, ? c.1820s Toggle Zoom in Zoom out caption Sebastian Pether, Dutch Shipping Photo courtesy of Dave Penman (All rights reserved) Share-icon Downloads Zoom in Details Country House Trewithen Title(s) Dutch Shipping Date ? c.1820s Medium and support Oil on canvas Dimensions Overall height: 48 cm, Overall width: 75 cm Artist Sebastian Pether (1790-1844) Catalogue Number TN38 Description The picture depicts a Dutch spritsail fishing vessel, laden with a cargo of barrels, probably containing herring, a staple of the Dutch fishing industry. It can be attributed with confidence to Sebastian Pether, whose initials, ‘S.P’., are inscribed on the white sail. For Pether’s biography see TN9. by Martin Postle Related catalogue items from Trewithen Trewithen Tavern Scene attributed to Anthonie Palamedes Trewithen The Reclining Magdalene after Antonio Allegri da Correggio Trewithen ? Christopher Hawkins follower of Simon Verelst, ? c.1715–20
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