Sailing Boats in a Tempest

c. 1638

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Andries van Eertvelt

Associated Names
Schelte Adams Bolswert

Artist, Flemish, 1586 - 1659

Andries van Eertvelt

Artist After, Flemish, 1590 - 1652

The image shows a large ship navigating rough seas. The horizon is low, more ships can be seen in the background. The etching style features detailed lines depicting the movement of the sea and sky. The clouds are dense and textured, adding to the stormy atmosphere. The color scheme is limited to black, white, and shades of gray, creating a stark contrast. Waves, the ship, and storm clouds are prominent in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 33 x 44.8 cm (13 x 17 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.5 x 46.3 cm (13 9/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.182.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 325, State undesc./v

  • Series Title

    Set of Small Landscapes

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1873

  • Schneevoogt, C. G. Voorhelm. Catalogue des Estampes gravées d'après P. P. Rubens. Haarlem: Les Héritiers Loosjes, 1873.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Andreas van Artvelt pinxit / S. à Bolswert sculpsit.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: (not deciphered) / 1 Epreuve avant tout address; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 990598

Watermarks

Bend with BD (similar to Heawood 61)

Wikidata ID

Q76357324

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