A Man-of-War
Printmaker:
Sillemans, Experiens
Publisher:
Unknown
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Apparently a copy after an engraving published by Henricus Hondius in Paris, same direction, but with an English flag rather than a French one, see David Freedberg, Aviva Burnstock & Alan Phenix, 'Paintings or Prints? Experiens Sillemans and the Origins of the "Grisaille" Sea-Piece: Notes on a Rediscovered Technique', Print Quarterly, 1984, 139-148. This is a later state than the impression at Boston (accesssion no. 67.17), with the addition of a publisher's initials, 'R P'
Accession number: 23.I.8-80
Primary reference Number: 196107
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): undescribed
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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