Maritime scene – Matthias de Sallieth after Ludolf Backhuysen, 1783

Maritime scene. Copper enrgraving made in 1783 by Matthias de Sallieth, after a drawing by Gerrit van der Pals, who…

Maritime scene. Copper enrgraving made in 1783 by Matthias de Sallieth, after a drawing by Gerrit van der Pals, who in turn copied a painting by Ludolf Backhuysen. Size: 28 x 36,2 cm.

We see Hoek van Holland (near Rotterdam) in the year 1684. On the shore there are three men and a woman stroking a dog. In the water close to the viewer an incoming vessel (“Snik”) lowering its spritsail. The ship carries a white flag in the top, with the year 1684 in it.

Behind it two large ships under sail. The rear vessel bears the coat of arms of Amsterdam on its transom. Other ships are visible on the horizon, as well as the shore on the other side of the water.

Matthias de Sallieth (1749-1791) was born in Prague and trained as an engraver in Paris. He settled in Rotterdam. Ludolf Backhuysen (1631-1708) was a Dutch painter and draftsman. He was strongly influenced by Willem van de Velde the Younger. Backhuysen painted harbour views and ship portraits, but he became known mainly for his stormy seas and shipwrecks. He depicted numerous scenes from Dutch maritime history.

Price: Euro 750,- (incl. frame)