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Ships Under Full Sail

1701

Ludolf Backhuysen

(Dutch, 1631–1708)
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Ludolf Backhuysen

(Dutch, 1631–1708)
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Culture
Netherlands, early 18th century
Medium
etching
Support
Cream(3) laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 22.3 x 29.6 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.); Platemark: 17.9 x 24 cm (7 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.848.4
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein 4 (I.57)
State
iii/iii
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented etching depicts a maritime scene with a choppy sea under a sky of dense, etched clouds. In the foreground, six figures navigate a small boat amidst swirling waves near a floating barrel. A majestic three-masted ship with billowing sails dominates the right middle ground, while a two-masted vessel leans with the wind to the left. A faint city skyline stretches along the horizon above a margin of Latin text.

Ships Under Full Sail

1701

Ludolf Backhuysen, Ludolf Backhuysen

(Dutch, 1631–1708), (Dutch, 1631–1708)
Netherlands, early 18th century

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