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The image shows an etching of a large sailing ship on wavy waters with full sails and intricate rigging. The horizon is in the lower third with a distant landmass to the right, featuring buildings and birds in the sky. The precise lines depict movement in the water and sky. The color palette is monochrome with shades of grey and black defining textures and forms. Other smaller ships are visible in the distance, and the sky has swirling clouds rendered with cross-hatching.
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The image shows an etching of a large sailing ship on wavy waters with full sails and intricate rigging. The horizon is in the lower third with a distant landmass to the right, featuring buildings and birds in the sky. The precise lines depict movement in the water and sky. The color palette is monochrome with shades of grey and black defining textures and forms. Other smaller ships are visible in the distance, and the sky has swirling clouds rendered with cross-hatching.

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 (trimmed to plate): 28 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1964.8.394
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
  • engraving
  • Boat
  • Sea
  • Cloud
Inscription

lower center, in image, in plate: FH [artist's monogram]

NGA object ID 47596. 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.