Talk:Isaac Sailmaker
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![]() | A fact from Isaac Sailmaker appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Reviewer: Unexpectedlydian (talk · contribs) 16:47, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I'll be reviewing this article using the table below. Comments to follow shortly. Unexpectedlydian♯4talk‽ 16:47, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Amitchell125 Review is now completed, only minor comments. It's a great article and an interesting read, thank you for all your work on it :) Do let me know if you have any questions. I'll put the article on hold now. Unexpectedlydian♯4talk‽ 19:59, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
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Source check Netherlands Institute for Art History Cordingly, D. (1972)
Waterhouse, E.K.; Kitson, M. (1994)
Royal Museums Greenwich Archibald 1982 Arber 1965 Daniel Hunt Fine Art Cordingly 1997 Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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- @Unexpectedlydian: All comments addressed now. I have added some more information, found when working on the review—the article text has been amended as a result. Thanks for the detailed comments, which I found very useful. Amitchell125 (talk) 11:39, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi @Amitchell125:, thank you for addressing these comments so quickly. I also like the additional details you've added to the article. This is good to go as a GA, well done! Unexpectedlydian♯4talk‽ 10:30, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 22:31, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
- ... 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
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zork
Improved to Good Article status by Amitchell125 (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 19:05, 22 December 2022 (UTC).
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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)
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