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The image shows two sailing vessels docked side by side on the water. The horizon separates the sky and the sea, with a few distant sailboats visible. The etching has fine line work and cross-hatchings for texture on the sails and vessels. The color scheme is monochromatic in shades of gray and black. The boats and riggings are detailed, with soft clouds in the distance.
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The image shows two sailing vessels docked side by side on the water. The horizon separates the sky and the sea, with a few distant sailboats visible. The etching has fine line work and cross-hatchings for texture on the sails and vessels. The color scheme is monochromatic in shades of gray and black. The boats and riggings are detailed, with soft clouds in the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Friesland Ketch and a Gelderse Ketch

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

Date
c. 1652/1654
Medium
etching with drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.89.22
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 10
Provenance

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

Inscription

lower center in plate: Een Vriesche Kaegh, Een Gelderse Kaegh, / b10

NGA object ID 210468. 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.