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The image shows an old sailing ship in a classic engraving style. The perspective is low, showing a side view of the vessel with its masts and ropes. The horizon is above the middle, with skies filled with clouds and distant buildings. The ship is centered, with detailed lines highlighting textures. The color palette is black and sepia. Small boats are seen close by, with other vessels in the distance.
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The image shows an old sailing ship in a classic engraving style. The perspective is low, showing a side view of the vessel with its masts and ropes. The horizon is above the middle, with skies filled with clouds and distant buildings. The ship is centered, with detailed lines highlighting textures. The color palette is black and sepia. Small boats are seen close by, with other vessels in the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Armed Three-Master Anchored Near a City

Frans Huys after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Date
1565
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 22.7 × 28.5 cm (8 15/16 × 11 1/4 in.) mount: 27.5 × 36 cm (10 13/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.45.239
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
  • Ship
  • Water
  • Boat
  • City
  • Figures
Inscription

lower right, in cartouche, in plate: .F.H. [artist's monogram] bruegel; in lower margin at bottom right, in plate: .Cum. privileg

NGA object ID 57890. 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.