Ship in Rough Water

Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630

This little ship in a vast swirling sea is printed in light ink on a dark ground. As a result the atmosphere of this etching differs entirely from the rest of this maritime ensemble.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-H-OB-864
  • Dimensionsheight 102 mm x width 170 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)
  • Physical characteristicsline etching with light crosshatching and stopping-out, printed in yellowish-white on paper prepared with a light brown ground that was then painted over with a dark brown paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ship in Rough Water

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-H-OB-864

  • Part of catalogue

  • Catalogue reference

    • Hollstein Dutch 48
    • Haverkamp-Begemann 48
    • Leeflang 48

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Hercules Segers, Amsterdam (possibly)
    • after design by Hercules Segers

  • Dating

    c. 1625 - c. 1630

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    line etching with light crosshatching and stopping-out, printed in yellowish-white on paper prepared with a light brown ground that was then painted over with a dark brown paint

  • Dimensions

    height 102 mm x width 170 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)

Explanatory note

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Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the City of Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Michiel Hinloopen (1619-1708), Amsterdam;{According to L. 11.} by whom bequeathed to the City of Amsterdam (L. 11), 1708; from which on loan to the museum (L. 2228a), since 1885

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