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Seascape / Two figures at an abyss / King receives his guest / Finding of a treasure
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Seascape / Two figures at an abyss / King receives his guest / Finding of a treasure

Cornelis van Noorde · in or before 1767 · etching; paper

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

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Four representations. Top left: a sailing ship off the coast in difficulties. Two men on the beach watch. On the sea sails another ship. Illustration for a text, in which it is stated that a ship on the beach is a beacon at sea. Thereby it is called upon to learn from everything one sees. Top right: a boy helps another boy climb out of the abyss. On the edge stands a lantern. Bottom left: a king receives under a canopy a visitor, who has a staff in his hand and a hat on his back. Bottom right: the interior of a dilapidated house, in which a man with a shovel finds a treasure. Behind him stands a woman with a child on her arm. In the opening stand two other people.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineZeegezicht / Twee figuren bij een afgrond / Koning ontvangt zijn gast / Vinden van een schat. in or before 1767. Cornelis van Noorde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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