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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.605
People
Hendrik Spilman, Dutch (1721 - 1784)
Title
The Whale Stranded between Zandvoort and Wijk Op Zee
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1762
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337133

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 31.1 x 44.8 cm (12 1/4 x 17 5/8 in.)
plate: 27.5 x 42.4 cm (10 13/16 x 16 11/16 in.)
image: 25 x 40.2 cm (9 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.r. etched in plate: H. Spilman
  • inscription: l.l. etched in plate: Augustini ad viv dec.
  • watermark: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gerrit Jan Honig (according to Sotheby's catalogue #4758Y). [Sotheby's, New York, 12/11/1981]. [David Tunick, Inc., New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Le Blanc 23, Kendall 540

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.605
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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