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Sea Scene

1635

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names

Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a scene of two sailing ships battling rough seas. The style is a monochromatic engraving with detailed line work. The ships are depicted struggling in the turbulent water, with stormy skies above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.4928
Catalogue Raisonné

New Hollstein, no. 136, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 136, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026334

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