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Whale Stranded at Noordwijk, 1629
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A whale stranded at Noordwijk, 4 January 1629. The stranded sperm whale lies with its head to the right. Six men are cutting the animal into pieces. In the foreground, many onlookers, including a rider on the right. To the left in the distance, the dunes; to the right, some wagons. In the margin, a four-line verse in Dutch.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWalvis gestrand bij Noordwijk, 1629. 1629. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
