Rare-Antique Master Print-Ferries-Rough-Sea-Nooms-Zeeman-1651-1652 Reinier Nooms Master Prints > By Famous Engravers,Prints By Category > Marine-Seascape

A rough sea with a number of ferries.Made by Reinier Nooms after own design.Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 17.8 x 7.9 cm (7.01 x 3.11 inch).FERRIES-ROUGH-SEA | EXPO-SEASCAPESBACKGROUND INFORMATIONMiscellaneous Embarquements et autre Faicts (series title).Reference: Hollstein Dutch 133-2(2)The Illustrated Bartsch 135-2(2).Biography engraver: Reinier Nooms (c.1623-1664), also known as Zeeman or Seeman (Dutch for "sailor"), was a Dutch maritime painter known for his highly detailed paintings and etchings of ships. From the 1650s, Nooms started producing and initially publishing a series of etchings of ships and topographical views. This etching work is characterised by great refinement and was used by many other artists as an example. Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.