Armed Three-Master Anchored Near a City

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 old sailing ship in a classic engraving style. The perspective is low, showing a side view of the vessel with its masts and ropes. The horizon is above the middle, with skies filled with clouds and distant buildings. The ship is centered, with detailed lines highlighting textures. The color palette is black and sepia. Small boats are seen close by, with other vessels in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.7 × 28.5 cm (8 15/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    mount: 27.5 × 36 cm (10 13/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.239

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 67, 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. 67, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q65568461

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