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

- By: Willem Eversdijck (Goes, ca. –1671)
- Date: c. 1667 - c. 1670
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: outer size: depth 5 cm (support incl. SK-L-6095)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3829--5d38c7d2436c66315e3af836dd1a19cb)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/8cbe8ce7ec5507735d5159a30763246a.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Allegory of the prosperity of the fishing industry, attributed to Willem Eversdijck, shortly after 1667. Michiel de Ruyter and other prominent admirals are hauling in a herring net and enjoying the fish. After the Republic's successes of the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667), the herring fishery was able to flourish again. Here the artist shows the importance of the protection of the Dutch navy for trade and fishing.