Twee vissers aan de waterkant (het IJ?) 1640 - 1677

This is a pen and ink drawing by the Dutch artist Anthonie van Borssom, created between 1640 and 1677. The drawing, titled "Twee vissers aan de waterkant (het IJ?)", shows two fishermen standing on a sandy shore, possibly on the banks of the IJ, a body of water that borders Amsterdam. The fishermen are working with a fishing net and there is a dog in the foreground. The drawing depicts the simple lives of ordinary people in the Dutch Golden Age, a period marked by prosperity and flourishing of art and culture.