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Auction 138, Lot 856
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"Een Walvisch. Lang. 70 Voeten, Gestrandt op de Hollandtse Zee-kust, Tusschen Schevelingen en Katwvk, in Sprokkelmaandt, 1598", Leti, Gregorio

Subject: Whaling

Period: 1690 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.3 x 10.3 inches
33.8 x 26.2 cm
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This fascinating copper engraving by W. van der Gouwen after Goltzius depicts an entire village joining in the harvest of a whale. The title explains that the huge whale (70 feet long) beached on the Dutch coast in 1598.

References:

Condition: B+

A tear that extends 2" into image at bottom has been professionally repaired, and there are a few additional professional paper repairs in blank margins.

Estimate: $350 - $475

Sold for: $250

Closed on 12/7/2011

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