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View of a Ship Struck by Lightning at Sea
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View of a Ship Struck by Lightning at Sea

Nicolas de Beauvais · 1700 - 1799 · etching; brush; paper; watercolor (paint)

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

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The stricken ship with crew is on fire. In the foreground, two women mourn on a rock by the water. Two lines of French text in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printopticaprentshipping accidentsailing-ship, sailing-boatrocky coastaccidents with lightning
Credit lineGezicht op een schip getroffen door blikseminslag op zee. 1700 - 1799. Nicolas de Beauvais. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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