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Hoisting the sails
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Hoisting the sails

anonymous · 1688 - 1750 · etching; à la poupée; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

From a sailing ship, which lies to the left of several mooring piles, the reddish-brown sail is hoisted by a man. Another man puts the yard into the water. In the background other sailing ships.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printsailing-ship, sailing-boatsea (seascape)
Credit lineHijsen van de zeilen. 1688 - 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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