# A Seascape with Figures by a Boat on a Shore

- By: Ludolf Bakhuysen (Emden, 1631–1708)
- Date: 1667
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 39.4 cm x width 34 cm
- Credit line: Gift Broere Charitable Foundation
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-5080--3a3d802c958f6eba1100fc9e5349fb7f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/nkLDV/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Ludolf Bakhuysen was famous in his own day for his renderings of dramatic storms; however, here he chose to paint a tranquil scene. On the beach is a kaag, a type of boat used to load, provision and unload large seagoing sailing vessels, such as the merchant ship in the background.