Ship in Rough Water, by Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630
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Ship in Rough Water

Also titled Woelige zee met schip

Hercules Segers (Haarlem, ca. –ca.)

c. 1625 - c. 1630

Medium
paper, paint (coating)
Classification
print
Dimensions
height 102 mm x width 170 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Credit line
On loan from the City of Amsterdam
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

View at the Rijksmuseum

About this work

This little ship in a vast swirling sea is printed in light ink on a dark ground. As a result the atmosphere of this etching differs entirely from the rest of this maritime ensemble.