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The sinking of the Joan Melchior Kemper in the bay of Nagasaki
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On September 10, 1865, the Dutch merchant ship Joan Melchior Kemper foundered at the mouth of Nagasaki Bay. In the foreground of this print is the sole survivor: Wietze Hoogenterp. He convalesced in the home of Albert Bauduin. This lithograph is an artist's imagined rendering of the disaster. As it could not be photographed, this was the next best thing.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet vergaan van de Joan Melchior Kemper bij de baai van Nagasaki. 1865. Adrien Canelle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
