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The image shows an elevated view of two boats on the sea. The horizon is in the center of the image, with more boats in the distance. The brushstrokes are precise and detailed, creating outlines and shadows. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of grey. One boat has barrels on deck, with figures engaged in activity. Another boat with a tall mast is shown on the right. The sky has swirling clouds.
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The image shows an elevated view of two boats on the sea. The horizon is in the center of the image, with more boats in the distance. The brushstrokes are precise and detailed, creating outlines and shadows. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of grey. One boat has barrels on deck, with figures engaged in activity. Another boat with a tall mast is shown on the right. The sky has swirling clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

An Amsterdam Lighter and a Wieringer Lighter

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

Date
c. 1652/1654
Medium
etching with drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.89.27
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 III: plate 3
Provenance

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

Inscription

lower center in plate: Een Amsterdammer Lichter, Een Wieringer Lichter, / 3

NGA object ID 210475. 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.