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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
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