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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
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Dutch West Indiaman; workman climbing to the main shrouds in hull of ship to left; dinghy with three men approaching the ship in the foreground; two ships being fitted out in the background to right, with wharf and river beyond.
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Title: Naues Mercatoriæ Hollandicæ per Indias Occidentales (Dutch West 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 or second state of two, the plate shows wear and the sheet is cut
where the number would have appeaered
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 9 1/8 in. (14.1 × 23.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line:
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.83.5
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