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The image shows an engraving of a large sailing ship viewed from a low, rear angle. The ship's towering masts and sails dominate the scene as it rides atop the waves. Fine lines detail the water, and additional ships and a coastal landscape are visible in the distance. The sky is filled with large clouds, drawn with hatching and cross-hatching techniques. The color palette is monochrome, creating contrast between the ship and the sky and sea.
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The image shows an engraving of a large sailing ship viewed from a low, rear angle. The ship's towering masts and sails dominate the scene as it rides atop the waves. Fine lines detail the water, and additional ships and a coastal landscape are visible in the distance. The sky is filled with large clouds, drawn with hatching and cross-hatching techniques. The color palette is monochrome, creating contrast between the ship and the sky and sea.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Armed Four-Master Sailing towards a Port

Frans Huys after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Date
1565
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 29.2 × 21.5 cm (11 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1951.10.9
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Warships

Subjects and terms

  • Netherlandish
  • Landscape
  • engraving
  • Ship
  • Sea
Inscription

upper left, in image, in plate: .H. Cock exc.; upper right, in plate: Com. privilegio; lower center, in image, in plate: FH [artist's monogram]

NGA object ID 39800. 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.