A black and white print portrays three naval ships at sea.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

This black and white print shows three large ships close together on the ocean. On the water’s edge in the background is a town, behind which is a mountain range. The sun is shining in the right upper corner and emitting long rays that touch the mountains and the horizon alike. The three ships in the water are close together. The one in the center is shown from the left side, with its twelve oars extended downward toward the water, and its sails furled. It is flying eight flags, and each one has a crescent moon on it. Its two cannons have just been fired and have plumes of smoke coming from them. The two other ships are sailing directly into its path, from the left and the right. Both have their oars raised and their sails unfurled. Below the image is an inscription.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.330
People
Crispijn de Passe I, Dutch (Arnemuiden, Zeeland 1564 - 1637 Utrecht)
Title
Three galleys; Turkish, Italian and Sardinian
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Effigies regum ac principum, eorum scilicet, quorum vis ac potentia in re nautica seu Marina prae ceteris spectabilis est. Adj. sunt imagines herorum, quorum virtus ac solertia in expeditionibus nauticis claruit. Adj. in singulas Hexastichis Matthiae Quad
Former Title: Sailing ships
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1598
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370221

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 13.5 × 10.1 cm (5 5/16 × 4 in.)
sheet: 18.9 × 14.2 cm (7 7/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
overall: 24 × 14.2 cm (9 7/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, below image:
    Triremium (quas vulgo Galoeas vocant Tur / cicae, Italicae, ac Sardiniensis delineatio
  • inscription: top, graphite: fin du XVI siècle No 17
  • inscription: upper right, graphite: pg 2 [?]
  • inscription: upper left, graphite: B in 3 [?]
  • inscription: attached sheet, bottom, brown ink: Nous ne savons de quel livre est tirée cette fig. que nous avons achetée / comme estampe, mais [?] certainement de la même suite que les / fig. 22150 et 2523 de notre receuil. Elle a pour titre "galères de Turquie / d’Italie et de Sardaigne" et nous paraît etre du dernières années du / XVI siècle et même de la fin du 2eme tiers du XVIIeme siècle.
  • collector's mark: verso, lower left, stamp: initials ABV (mark of Albert van Loock, Lugt 3751)
  • inscription: lower right, graphite: V.B. 106
  • inscription: upper left, graphite: B [?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Albert van Loock, Brussels (Lugt 3751)]. [Hill-Stone, New York], sold; to Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1999, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Franken 1336

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.330
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
a sheet with an inscription in black ink is attached to the bottom of the print

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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