Author: workshop of Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617)
Title: Antique print, engraving, ca. 1594 | The stranded whale at the shore of Zandvoort (gestrande walvis door Goltzius), 21st November 1584, published ca. 1594, 1 p.
Description: The dead whale is resting on the shore while two men are measuring it. The animal has opened mouth showing its tongue. From the background a long line of curious people is coming to see the giant.Four lines of Latin text below: 'Ceruleus profert immania corpora pentus... Quod tibi spectandum scita dat Goltzius arte. / C. Schneus'; signed within picture:'HGolzius exc.'(HG monogrammed).[NL] De dode walvis rust op de kust terwijl twee mannen deze opmeten. Het dier heeft zijn mond geopend en toont zijn tong. Op de achtergrond komt een lange rij nieuwsgierige mensen om de reus te bekijken.Vier regels Latijnse tekst eronder: 'Ceruleus profert immania corpora pentus... Quod tibi spectandum scita dat Goltzius arte. / C. Schneus'; gesigneerd binnen de afbeelding: 'HGolzius exc.' (HG gemonogrammeerd).Walvis - Whale - beach - strand - dood Engraving on paper; trimmed on platemark; total: 172 x 253 mm; very fine contemporary impression on paper with watermark in the shape of a crowned coat of arms; paper evenly yellowed with some small stains, repaired on the lower left margin on the text. Only state. Rare. Hollstein 571. PH3N.

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