Thomas Bush Hardy (1842-1897)
Dutch pinks in rough seas

Medium: Watercolour
Size without frame: 16.0" x 27.0"
Size including frame: 26.0" x 37.0"
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In rough seas the men of a Dutch pink begin to wind in their net. A pink was a small but substantial Dutch fishing vessel. They were broad and flat-bottomed to assist stability and beaching Cleaned and conserved; signed, inscribed (Dutch Pink..?Pinken?) and dated 1877, lower left. Nb. reflections not included...