Skip to main content

A barge by the shore - a Man-of-War in the distance: PD.130-1963

An image of Drawing
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A barge by the shore - a Man-of-War in the distance

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Backhuysen, Ludolf

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: A. Von Beckerath; Berlin, Print Room (Lugt 1612); sold by the Berlin Museum (Lugt 2482); Ingram (Lugt 1405a)

Measurements and weight

Height: 149 mm
Width: 197 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Black ink
Brown ink
Brown wash
Black wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen, black and brown ink, grey and brown wash, with a black wash line bordering it on all sides, on paper (rubbed verso, perhaps for engraving, gone over with the stylus)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ludolphus Backhuizen
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Backhuyzen / K.d.Z. / 5904 (Berlin numbering)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.130-1963
Primary reference Number: 4231
Lugt: 1612
Lugt: 2482
Lugt: 1405a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "A barge by the shore - a Man-of-War in the distance" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/4231 Accessed: 2025-12-07 02:28:37

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/4231 |title=A barge by the shore - a Man-of-War in the distance |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-07 02:28:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-4231

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp34/PD_130_1963.jpg"
        alt="A barge by the shore - a Man-of-War in the distance"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">A barge by the shore - a Man-of-War in the distance</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo