| Dutch Yachting on the Zuider Zee | |
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| Artist | Edward William Cooke |
| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, maritime painting |
| Dimensions | 61 cm× 100.5 cm(24 in× 39.6 in) |
| Location | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich |
Dutch Yachting on the Zuider Zee is an 1848 oil painting by the British artist Edward William Cooke. [1] A seascape, it depicts a scene off the coast of the Netherlands. In the foreground is a Dutch coastal merchant vessel known as a "boeier" with a yacht just behind it. In the distance is ship of the line of the Royal Netherlands Navy. [2] A protégé of Clarkson Stanfield, the artist specialised in maritime paintings with Dutch themes. This led to him being nicknamed "Dutch Cooke" or "Van Kook". [3]
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1848 at the National Gallery in London. Today it is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. [4]
