Scheveningen Pincks off the Coast of Yarmouth

Scheveningen Pincks off the Coast of Yarmouth
Artist	Edward William Cooke
Year	1864
Type	Oil on canvas, maritime painting
Dimensions	90.2 cm× 137.2 cm(35.5 in× 54.0 in)
Location	Royal Academy of Arts, London

Scheveningen Pincks off the Coast of Yarmouth is an 1864 oil painting by the British artist Edward William Cooke. ^{[1] [2]} A seascape, it depicts Dutch fishing boats (known as pincks) blown away from their home port of Scheveningen by fierce easterly gales and compelled to seek shelter by heading for Great Yarmouth on the coast of Norfolk. Cooke was a protégé of Clarkson Stanfield, an established painter of maritime scenes. ^[3] Cooke was known for frequently featuring Dutch scenes in his output. It was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1864 at the National Gallery. When he was elected to membership of the Royal Academy of Arts, Cooke presented this as his diploma work. ^[4]

References

1. Cordingly p.111
2. Chapel p.76
3. Van der Merwe & Took p.172
4. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/scheveningen-pincks-off-the-coast-of-yarmouth

Bibliography

• Chapel, Jeannie. Victorian Taste: The Complete Catalogue of Paintings at the Royal Holloway College. Zwemmer, 1982.
• Cordingly, David. Painters of the Sea: A Survey of Dutch and English Marine Paintings from British Collections. Lund Humphries, 1979.
• Van der Merwe, Pieter & Took, Roger. The Spectacular Career of Clarkson Stanfield. Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979.