Template:Did you know nominations/Isaac Sailmaker

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 22:31, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Isaac Sailmaker

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Painting by Isaac Sailmaker

... that Isaac Sailmaker (a painting by him pictured) was given the nickname "the father of British sea painting"? Source: Cockett, F.B. (1995). Early Sea Painters 1660 -1730: the Group who Worked in England Under the Shadow of the Van de Veldes. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 978-1-85149-230-5. page 17
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Improved to Good Article status by Amitchell125 (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 19:05, 22 December 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All points check out, image is licensed, ready to go. I have taken the liberty of adding “pictured” to the hook. Moonraker (talk) 02:09, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

@Moonraker, Amitchell125, and Onegreatjoke: seems a shame not to go have a hook about sails - in recognition of his name "Sailmaker" and his main interest. Bruxton (talk) 22:30, 24 December 2022 (UTC)