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View of a section of the River Maas, with a large ship at centre and a smaller boat to the right: 31.I.10-55

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

View of a section of the River Maas, with a large ship at centre and a smaller boat to the right
River landscapes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Geel, Joost van
Draughtsman: Quack or Quacq, Jacob (After)
Publisher: Houwens, Jan
Printmaker: Roghman, Roelant (Formerly attributed)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1665

Note

Platemark only visible on lower, right and left edges, with borderline extending up to the edge of the sheet. Probably cut from a larger sheet. Number erased from lower left margin.

School or Style

Dutch

Components of the work

Sheet Height 154 mm Width 416 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Jan Houwens excudit.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.I.10-55
Primary reference Number: 179616
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 11-15
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 February 2012 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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