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The image shows a seascape from a low vantage point, with a high horizon separating the sea and the sky. Two sailing ships are depicted in the rough waters: a larger vessel to the right and a smaller ship to the left. The etching technique is used for detailed line work and bold strokes. The monochrome palette enhances the contrast between the sea and the sky. Other distant sails are faintly visible against the cloudy skies.
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The image shows a seascape from a low vantage point, with a high horizon separating the sea and the sky. Two sailing ships are depicted in the rough waters: a larger vessel to the right and a smaller ship to the left. The etching technique is used for detailed line work and bold strokes. The monochrome palette enhances the contrast between the sea and the sky. Other distant sails are faintly visible against the cloudy skies.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Damschuit and a "Smalschip"

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

Date
c. 1652 /1654
Medium
etching with drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.89.11
Credit line
The J. and H. Weldon Foundation Inc. and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Verscheÿde Schepen en Gesichten van Amstelredam (Various Ships and Views of Amsterdam): Part I: plate 11

Subjects and terms

  • Flag
  • inscription
  • calligraphic
  • Boat
  • Sea
  • Sky
Provenance

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

Inscription

across bottom of plate: Een Damsout, Een Smalschip, / ajj

NGA object ID 210457. 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.