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Uncolored engraving depicting a scene at sea with several Roman galleys, which bear elaborate carvings of sea monsters and chimeras on their hulls. The men on board row them frantically: their muscles and clothes are depicted in such a way as to suggest rapid movement. Artist attributions are printed below, with the numeral "6". A manuscript Forbes note at bottom left reads, "Date 1670. Whale carved on Boats."


whales
1670-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Bartoli, Petrus Sancti; Rubeis, Jacob de; Carauagiensis, Polydorus
ink; laid paper
7 1/4 in x 19 in
Italy: Rome