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Ludolf Bakhuisen (Emden 1631-Amsterdam 1708)
An English Hooker in a strong breeze off a coast with tall cliffs c.1680-1695
Brush and pen and brown ink and brown wash over black lead | 19.2 x 31.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906276
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A seascape drawing with a fast-moving boat in the centre, another in the distance on the left, and a third at anchor on the right. This is a preparatory study for the picture, An English Vessel and a Man-of-War in a rough Sea off a Coast with tall Cliffs, in the National Gallery, London.
Provenance
Lot D187 in the Abraham van Broyel sale of October 1759, where attributed to L. Bakhuizen; bought by Pieter Yver (f.98, with D188); listed in George III's 'Inventory A,' c.1800, p.119 ('Dutch Landscapes'), nos. 39-51: '13. One of the Port of Amsterdam, The last a Sea Flight.'
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Medium and techniques
Brush and pen and brown ink and brown wash over black lead
Measurements
19.2 x 31.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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