A Royal French Galley Seen from the Stern
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Object Details
- Artist
- Pierre Puget, French, 1622 - 1694
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Seen from the stern, a ship at anchor with sails lowered. The stern is elaborately decorated with figures and scenes. A royal coat of arms at top of the mast. Figures shown seated or standing on the gun rails. Ladders lowered on two sides. Land visible in distance.
- Credit Line
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- 1668–1669
- Accession Number
- 1911-28-250
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- seascapes
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pen and brush and black ink, wash on vellum
- Dimensions
- 38.1 × 34.3 cm (15 in. × 13 1/2 in.)
- made in
- France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1911-28-250
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq439b42324-b030-4d8b-9935-f70fd3faedf3
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