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Willem van der Gouwen
Stranded Whale between Scheveningen and Katwyk1679

Not on view
Engraving of a massive beached sperm whale surrounded by dozens of small figures on a Dutch shoreline, with sailing ships and rolling dunes in the distance, dated 1598

Willem van der Gouwen, Hendrik Goltzius (after), Stranded Whale between Scheveningen and Katwyk, 1679, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Willem van der Gouwen
Holland, Amsterdam, 1650-1720
After
Hendrik Goltzius (after)
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
Stranded Whale between Scheveningen and Katwyk
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1679
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 13 1/4 in. (28.89 × 33.66 cm) Image: 10 1/2 × 13 in. (26.67 × 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.329
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings