Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast

Creator Name

Ludolf Backhuysen

Cultural Context

Date

1667, 1651 to 1700

Source

Work details

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Title

Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast

Creator

Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch, 1630 - 1708, artist

Worktype

Painting

Cultural Context

Material

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 114.3 x 167.3 cm (45 x 65 7/8 in.) framed: 147.3 x 146.1 x 6.4 cm (58 x 57 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

Technique

painted surface

Language

Date

1667, 1651 to 1700

Provenance

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund; Donor: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund; Source: Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.

Style Period

Baroque

Rights

CC0

Inscription

lower center on rock: LBackh / 1667

Location

Dutch

Source

Subjects

Netherlands; landscape; Marine

Topic

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