A Fleet of Galleys Escorted by a Caravel

1565

Frans Huys after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Frans Huys

Artist, Flemish, 1522 - 1562

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image shows an intricate engraving of a maritime scene. A large ship with billowing sails is in the center, with smaller boats around it. The horizon is high, with clouds partially covering the sun. The engraving is detailed with fine lines depicting the textures of clouds, waves, and the ships. The color scheme is sepia, giving the scene a vintage look.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 22.1 × 28.5 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    mount: 27.5 × 35.7 cm (10 13/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.396

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 71, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Pieter Bruegel, Nadine Orenstein author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 71, state i/ii.

2018

  • Oberthaler, Elke, et al. Breugel: The Hand of the Master. Exh cat, Vienna, 2018: 144, fig. 1

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: .F.H. [artist's monogram]; lower right, in image, in plate: bruegel; in lower margin at bottom right, in plate: .Cum. privileg

Wikidata ID

Q65508444

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