John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Reno, Nevada
The Lilley Museum of Art is located on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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- Wenceslaus Hollar
- Fitting Out a Hull, 1647
- Etching
- 5.6875 x 9.4375 in
- Inv: 2022.6.63
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In Storage
Title: Fitting Out a Hull
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Date: 1647
Medium: Etching; ink on laid paper
Credit Line: Collection of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Item description: Fitting out a hull; men on scaffolds and ladders working to fit hull of ship in the center; tools, logs and boat in the foreground on the left ships in the background, with gabled houses on the right. Plate no. 12 from the series of Navium Variæ Figuræ et Formæ(Dutch Ships).
Wenceslaus Hollar's "Dutch Ships" is a series of twelve etched plates created in 1647, showcasing a variety of Dutch ships, including war ships and cargo ships.
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