BAGELAAR, ERNST WILLEM JAN (1775-1837),
Seascape with sailship and warship
Etching on wove paper, by Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, after his own design, executed in 1817, signed and dated below the image, platemark 103 x 149 mm., sheet size 121 x 169 mm.Delicate etching in the second (final) state, with grey clouds added. Although Bagelaar (1775-1837) was originally an army man, he soon turned to a life of art after instructing himself in etching, basing many of the etchings on his own designs.Literature: E122 (II/2).

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