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The image displays a maritime scene showing sailing vessels from a low angle above the water. The horizon is in the upper third of the image with ships against the sky. Two intricate ships sail through choppy waters with billowing sails. The etching technique shows detailed texture of the sails and waves with a monochromatic color palette of black and grey. A faint shoreline is visible in the distance.
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The image displays a maritime scene showing sailing vessels from a low angle above the water. The horizon is in the upper third of the image with ships against the sky. Two intricate ships sail through choppy waters with billowing sails. The etching technique shows detailed texture of the sails and waves with a monochromatic color palette of black and grey. A faint shoreline is visible in the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A States Yacht and an "Uijtlegger" or Escort Vessel for the Waddenzee

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

Date
c. 1652/1654
Medium
etching with drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.89.16
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 II :plate 4
Provenance

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

Inscription

lower center in plate: Een Staten Iacht Een uÿtlegger of Watte Convoÿer / b4

NGA object ID 210462. 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.