A beached pilot whale near Zandvoort on 21 November, 1594

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish

1594

Not on view

This beached creature, though much smaller than the others displayed on this wall, nevertheless attracted a large crowd that is depicted here winding in from the distance along the Dutch dunes. Pilot whales are among the largest oceanic dolphins. Two men use a rope to measure it from head to tail.

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Title: A beached pilot whale near Zandvoort on 21 November, 1594
Artist: Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem)
Date: 1594
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/16 in. × 10 in. (18.2 × 25.4 cm)
Image: 6 3/4 × 9 15/16 in. (17.1 × 25.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.97.680
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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