A seated white sailor and a standing black sailor, people building a ship in the background, a circular composition

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Drawings and Prints

A seated white sailor and a standing black sailor, people building a ship in the background, a circular composition

Stefano della Bella

Date
ca. 1660
Medium
Etching; first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 5/16 × 7 5/16 in. (18.5 × 18.5 cm)
Object type
Print
Classification
Prints
Object number
1986.1180.640
Credit line
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985

Artist information

Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence

Subjects and terms

  • Men
  • Working
  • Sailors
  • Ships

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