Haarlem, Schrevelius, Theodorus, Northern Netherlands, Saenredam, Jan, Beached whale at Beverwijk, 1601, verso lower left - stamped, The whale that beached on January 13, 1601 lies on the beach at Beverwijk. Many spectators have flocked in. On the left is an artist, probably Jan Saenredam himself, drawing the animal. A few men are measuring the sperm whale. A distinguished company is looking on. The main figure in that group is Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau and hero in the battle against Spain. The scene is set in a striking frame in which all kinds of details related to the whale news have been incorporated. Father Time is seated at the top left. In the middle above is the four-line dedication from Saenredam to Ernst Casimir in Latin. At the bottom is a Latin description of the animal on a cartouche with shell motifs and below the image a 32-line Latin text., print, historical print, prints, height 411 mm, width 597 mm, 1565 - 1607-04-06, print maker, printmaker, 1602 - 1602, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, 1572 - 1653-12-02, writer
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