Wenceslaus Hollar
Artwork Detail
Hollar often travelled by boat along rivers and canals
as well as on the open sea, avoiding the poor roads
and the threat of thieves and highwaymen. Ships such
as these plied the waters off the Netherlands, carrying
passengers and merchandise. Similar vessels would
have been used to cross the English Channel, which
Hollar did a number of times. Storms, strong winds and tides meant that the crossing could take many days, and sometimes had to be abandoned altogether.
- Title
- Dutch Freighters
- Artist/creator
- Wenceslaus Hollar
- Production date
- 1647
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 140 x 231 mm
- Credit line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
- Accession no
- M1982/1/3/159
- Other ID
- 1270 Pennington Catalogue Raisonné
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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