The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 13, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching with fine, intricate hatching depicts a harbor scene where a large ship tilts sharply left. Small vessels surround the hull for maintenance, while a sailboat with a tall sail drifts toward the right. In the foreground, two figures in a rowboat glide across calm water near a floating basket. A low horizon features distant windmills and masts under a pale sky filled with light, delicate clouds.

Ships Under Repair

1701

Ludolf Backhuysen

(Dutch, 1631–1708)
published by

Ludolf Backhuysen

(Dutch, 1631–1708)
Netherlands, early 18th century
etching
Sheet: 22.5 x 29.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.); Platemark: 17.9 x 23.6 cm (7 1/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.848.7
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 7 (I.57)
Location: Not on view
  • Gallant Ships and Bully Boys. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-August 3, 1986).
  • {{cite web|title=Ships Under Repair|url=false|author=Ludolf Backhuysen, Ludolf Backhuysen|year=1701|access-date=13 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.848.7