Caption

Warship firing a shot, print, Various sailing ships at sea, one of which fires a shot. The print is loose in an album, see page 48., printmaker: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam, after drawing by Willem van de Velde (II), 1759, paper, print drawing, etching, roulette, etching and roulette, proof print, height 213 mm x width 173 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, cannon shots (military salute), maritime history, A detailed ink drawing of several sailing ships on calm water, showing tall masts, furled and unfurled sails, rigging lines, and flags atop the spars, with larger ships in the foreground and smaller vessels in the distance, clouds and faint sky shading above, and textured water with horizontal strokes at the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B22_213

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.9Mb (11.1Mb) / 11.0in x 14.1in / 3290 x 4243 (300dpi)

Keywords

Warship firing shot print Various sailing ships sea fires loose album see page 48 printmaker Cornelis Ploos van Amstel Amsterdam drawing Willem van de Velde Ii 1759 paper print drawing etching roulette proof print height 213 mm x width 173 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat cannon shots military salute maritime history detailed ink drawing several calm water showing tall masts furled unfurled sails rigging lines flags atop spars larger ships foreground smaller vessels distance clouds faint sky shading textured water horizontal strokes bottom