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The Harpooned Whale Swimming, ca. 1725
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The harpooned whale swimming away, the line held from boats; also known as sitting on the Spanish wheelbarrow, ca. 1725. In the foreground, a sailor shoots at a polar bear. Part of the series on the whale fishery. Printed on the same sheet as no. 4.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLopen van de geharpoeneerde walvis, ca. 1725. 1720 - 1730. Adolf van der Laan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
