No. 4, de Buyzen loopen in Zee (The fishing boat sails out to sea), from 'The Herring Catch', c. 1780, Porcelain Axe (Porceleyne Bijl) Factory, 1 × 9 × 9 in. ( × × cm), Tin-glazed earthenware, Netherlands, 18th century, The 17th century has been called the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic, its prosperity built by a new and expanding merchant class which had become wealthy through industry and international trade, its tolerance of religious and intellectual diversity, and its patronage of home grown and international traders, craftsmen and artists.

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