Caption

Ship off the coast, print, printmaker: Jan Heppener, The Hague, 1855, paper, etching, etching on chine collé, height 51 mm x width 78 mm, ships (in general), dune coast (landscape with figures, staffage), sand-bank (landscape with figures, A sketched shoreline scene with a large sailboat anchored near the shore, its tall mast and rigging drawn in dark lines, and a smaller rowboat nearby with a person seated inside; two standing figures are shown in shallow water between the vessels; low, gently sloping hills rise in the background to the right; horizontal scratch-like marks suggest clouds and ripples on the water; the drawing is done in fine, dark strokes on a light, textured paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B40_414

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.6Mb (10.7Mb) / 15.8in x 10.0in / 4737 x 2996 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ship off coast print printmaker Jan Heppener Hague 1855 paper etching chine collé height 51 mm x width 78 mm ships in general dune coast landscape figures staffage sand-bank sketched shoreline scene large sailboat anchored near shore tall mast rigging drawn dark lines smaller rowboat nearby person seated inside two standing shown shallow water vessels low gently sloping hills rise background right horizontal scratch- marks suggest clouds ripples water drawing done fine dark strokes light textured paper