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The artwork depicts a coastal scene with a large sailing ship in the foreground. A rocky cliff is on the right with a figure looking outward. The horizon is high, showing calm water, distant landforms, and ship masts reaching towards the sky. The etching features detailed lines to depict water, ship, and rock textures, creating depth. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray and black. Additional ships are visible in the distance.
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The artwork depicts a coastal scene with a large sailing ship in the foreground. A rocky cliff is on the right with a figure looking outward. The horizon is high, showing calm water, distant landforms, and ship masts reaching towards the sky. The etching features detailed lines to depict water, ship, and rock textures, creating depth. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray and black. Additional ships are visible in the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Beach with Fishermen Cutting Up a Whale and the Prophet Elijah

Magdalena van de Passe, after Roelandt Savery and Adam Willaerts

Date
1620s
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 25.5 × 34 cm (10 1/16 × 13 3/8 in.) plate: 21 × 26.6 cm (8 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2023.103.3
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Landscapes with Scenes from the Story of Elijah
Provenance

(Emanuel von Baeyer, London)

Inscription

recto: in plate, below image: Et ait Helias Reuertere et aspice Septem vieibus, et factum est in Septima, et ecce nubes parua quasi vestigium viri ascendebat de mari / E Reg Cap. 18; in plate, at lower left: Adam Willeres Inuentor; in plate, at lower center: Magdalena van de pas fecit; in plate, at lower right: Crispin van de pas exud; verso: none

Marks

none

NGA object ID 226636. 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.