The Man-o’-War ‘Bruinvisch’ and Other Ships in Rough Sea

Ludolf Backhuysen

About 1675-1680

  • Titles The Man-o'-War 'Bruinvisch' and Other Ships in Rough Sea (Descriptive)
  • Artist Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch, Emden 1630 - 1708 Amsterdam
  • Medium oil on canvas
  • Dimensions 25 1/2 × 38 7/8 in. (64.8 × 98.7 cm) frame: 33 × 46 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (83.8 × 118.1 × 5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Purchase with funds provided by Caldwell and Alice Marks, AFI.26.2015
  • Work Type painting
  • Classification Paintings
  • On View

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