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Italian seaport
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Italian seaport

Gijsbertus Craeyvanger · 1833 · lithography; paper; chine collé

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

About this work

A fanciful representation of a southern harbour with various figures, a camel and classical architecture. To the left an enslaved African boy next to a man in a turban holding a sealed document before a man in European clothing. In the middle three men in conversation around bales of merchandise and other objects. One is an Islamic galley slave, recognizable by his typical hairstyle and ankle shackle. To the left behind them a man in a turban and parasol on a camel and a pack donkey. In the background a galley and other boats in the harbour. The print is made after a painting by Johannes Lingelbach in Museum Het Mauritshuis.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineItaliaanse zeehaven. 1833. Gijsbertus Craeyvanger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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