File:Dutch Whalers in the Ice RMG BHC0941.tiff
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Dutch Whalers in the Ice
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Roelof van Salm |
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Dutch Whalers in the Ice  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: Dutch Whalers in the Ice This so-called pen-painting on panel provides a graphic description of whaling practices of the 17th century. A number of three-masters anchor among the pack ice. The carcasses of the hunted whales float between the ice floes and the ships, while sailors in rowing boats and on the ice prepare to strip the animals’ blubber. Dutch whaling in the Arctic had started in the early 17th century, driven by the economic aims of the Noordsche Compagnie, or North Company, part of the Dutch fleet. Dutch whalers were sailing up the coast of Greenland and of Norway where they found themselves competing with the British. Dutch whaling reached its peak between 1680 and 1725. It is, therefore, not surprising that the pictorial adaptation of this industry in Dutch art, which itself depended on artists’ specialization, also saw an increase during the last quarter of the 17th century. Roelof van Salm (1688-1765) worked in the same style as his more widely known father Adriaen van Salm. |
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| Date | 18th century | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Painting: 595 mm x 775 mm; Frame: 793 x 959 x 45 mm | ||||||||||||||||
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BHC0941 |
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| Notes | Signed. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12433 | ||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: 1936-67l id number: BHC0941 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | ||||||||||||||||
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