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The Whale Slaughtered on Land, 1682
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The Whale Slaughtered on Land, 1682

Abraham de Blois · 1682 · etching; paper

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

About this work

The whale is slaughtered on land by the fisherman Abr. Jansz. van Oelen and his son. In the caption a four-line verse. Print no. 6 in a series of six prints on the capture of a whale at Sint Annaland on the island of Tholen, 7 October 1682.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe walvis wordt op het land geslacht, 1682. 1682. Abraham de Blois. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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