This is an etched image of a harbor titled "Bickers Eylandt." The viewpoint is slightly elevated, showing numerous ships and boats along the docks and in the water. Several boats are moored close by, with dark sails depicted in delicate line work. In the middle distance, larger ships with multiple masts and flags are docked. A windmill is seen on the horizon. The etching technique includes fine cross-hatched lines depicting various textures. The color palette is monochrome. The sky has wispy clouds. A small structure with a figure on the porch is visible behind the pier.
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This is an etched image of a harbor titled "Bickers Eylandt." The viewpoint is slightly elevated, showing numerous ships and boats along the docks and in the water. Several boats are moored close by, with dark sails depicted in delicate line work. In the middle distance, larger ships with multiple masts and flags are docked. A windmill is seen on the horizon. The etching technique includes fine cross-hatched lines depicting various textures. The color palette is monochrome. The sky has wispy clouds. A small structure with a figure on the porch is visible behind the pier.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bicker's Island, Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

Date
c. 1652 /1654
Medium
etching with drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.89.9
Credit line
The J. and H. Weldon Foundation Inc. and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Verscheÿde Schepen en Gesichten van Amstelredam (Various Ships and Views of Amsterdam): Part I: plate 9

Subjects and terms

  • Harbor
  • Boat
  • Sky
  • Figures
  • Cloud
Provenance

(Rob Kattenburg, Bergen); purchased by NGA, 2017.

Inscription

across bottom of plate: Bickers Eÿlandt, / a.9

NGA object ID 210455. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.