Dutch East Indiaman

1647
Not on view
Dutch East Indiaman; six men on a raft caulking the planks of hull of vessel in harbour, with carpenters at work on the deck; fully fitted-out ship careened in the water to right, with sailors on a raft treating the under-water timber among clouds of black smoke.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dutch East Indiaman
  • Series/Portfolio: Navium Variæ Figuræ et Formæ (Dutch Ships): Twelve plates including the title (New Hollstein 956-967)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1647
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (14.2 × 23.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.83.7
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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