Merchant Ships
| Title | Merchant Ships |
|---|---|
| Artist | Reinier Zeeman (Reinier Nooms) Dutch, c. 1623-c. 1664 |
| Date | 1643/68 17th century |
| Medium | Etching in black on ivory laid paper |
| Classification | etching |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Merchant Ships” is a work by Reinier Zeeman (Reinier Nooms) Dutch, c. 1623-c. 1664, dated 1643/68. It is executed in etching in black on ivory laid paper and classified as etching. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as etching. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1643/68. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Netherlands. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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