AF-ND-2269.T.jpg

Top image: engraving of a stranded male whale on a beach surrounded by men and women. On the left, one man is trying to lift the tail. Two others, and a little girl, look on, alongside a man on horseback. A man in blue holds a brown rod, probably a ruler. At the far right, a man in blue uses a pointer to point out some feature of the whale's head to another man and a woman. The whale's shape is highly distorted. Underneath the image is the following text: "V. Vdr. Vinne adviv. del."
"CAGELOT lang 61 voeten."
"den 20 Februari 1762 tuslen Zantvoort en Wyk-op-Zee aangedreeven."
In English, "61-foot-long Cachelot, beached between Zantvoort and Wyk-op-Zee on 20 February 1762."

Second image, below: scene of the back of a stranded whale, facing towards some sand dunes and a cloudy sky. A host of men and women are gathered to look at the distorted body of the whale. There is a horse and carriage in the center of the composition. Below the image is the draughtsman attribution and the title "De CAGELOT, tegen de Rug te zien." (The Cachelot, seen from the back.).


whales
1762-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Vinne, V. van der
ink; laid paper
11 in x 14 in
Netherlands