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Frost Fair on a Frozen River with Ships

Creator Name

Hendrik Kobell;
Hendrik Kobell

Cultural Context

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Date

1773

About the Work

Rijksmuseum Object Description
Draughtsman Hendrik Kobell, who died young, drew mainly marine and coastal views with ships. His hometown of Rotterdam had a large harbour, which traded extensively with England and America. After Hendrick Avercamp and Jan van Goyen, frost fairs – with people skating and walking on the ice and food stalls – had become a traditional genre in Dutch art. Kobell’s icebound ships added a new motif to the theme.

De jonggestorven tekenaar Hendrik Kobell legde zich vooral toe op zee- en kustgezichten met schepen. Zijn woonplaats Rotterdam had een grote haven van waaruit veel handel werd gedreven met Engeland en Amerika. IJsgezichten met schaatsers, wandelaars en koek-en-zopie tenten hadden met Hendrick Avercamp en Jan van Goyen al een lange traditie in ...

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Title

Frost Fair on a Frozen River with Ships

Creator

Hendrik Kobell, printmaker, pm, prentmaker, graveur (prenten), schilder, painter, draftsman (artist), tekenaar;
Hendrik Kobell, printmaker, pm, prentmaker, graveur (prenten), schilder, painter, draftsman (artist), tekenaar

Worktype

drawing; tekening; aquarel

Cultural Context

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Material

paper; papier (materiaal); ink; inkt; potlood; pencil; waterverf; watercolor (paint)

Dimensions

height 188 mm x width 265 mm;
hoogte 188 mm x breedte 265 mm

Technique

pen; pen; penseel; brush

Language

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Date

1773

Provenance

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Style Period

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Rights

Public domain

Inscription

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Location

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Subjects

winter sports; ice ~ freezing weather

Topic

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