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The Dutch Herring Fair at Yarmouth

George Vincent, 1796–1831

Elizabethan House Museum, Great Yarmouth

The Dutch Herring Fair at Yarmouth was a feature of the Grand Fishery, on which for many centuries the Dutch supremacy in herring fishery and curing was based. In the foreground, hucksters with their stalls do business with the Dutch fishermen. The Nelson monument stands on the left, and the Yarmouth windmills are visible in the middle distance behind the jetty.

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Title of artwork, date

The Dutch Herring Fair at Yarmouth, 1796–1831

Date supported

1955

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

111 x 142 cm

Grant

150

Total cost

750

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