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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