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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Publisher Peter Stent British
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Warships and a spouting whale; warship scudding to left, with seamen clewing up the main topsail and spritsail, in rough sea under stormy sky; six ships on left and right and whale in the foreground swimming to right; first state.
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Title: Sea Storms
Series/Portfolio: Sea Storms : Four plates (New Hollstein 1839-1842)
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Publisher:
Peter Stent (British, active ca. 1615/17–1665)
Date: 1665
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 10 11/16 in. (12.5 × 27.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Object Number: 62.635.397
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