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On the Dogger Bank - 1846. by Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867). in Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. Dogger Bank (from dogge, an old Dutch word for fishing boat) is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100 km off the coast of the United Kingdom.. Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1794 - May 18, 1867), English marine painter, was born of Irish parentage at Sunderland. Often mistakenly known as William Clarkson Stanfield.. ©TopFoto