# Dutch Fishing Kaags by a Shore

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BROOKING, Charles](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brooking-charles-r117758ddfe8e9a>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 25 x 35 cm

## Commentary

This picture, depicting Dutch fishing kaags by a shore, with a man of war saluting, is derived from a composition by Willem van de Velde the Younger of circa 1672. Brooking has updated the hull of the man-of-war in the distance to be consistent with eighteenth century models.

## Related artworks

- [A Royal Yacht Firing a Salute](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brooking-charles-r117758ddfe8e9a/a-royal-yacht-firing-a-salute-rb22d84dd7cb6fd>)
- [Shipping in a Calm](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brooking-charles-r117758ddfe8e9a/shipping-in-a-calm-r5ced576e1cf835>)
- [The Capture of a French Ship by Royal Family Privateers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brooking-charles-r117758ddfe8e9a/the-capture-of-a-french-ship-by-royal-family-privateers-r266ee57fae080e>)

## Attribution

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