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Ludolf Backhuysen

A Ship Wrecked on a Shore on a Stormy Night, with Survivors Salvaging Their Goods

1695–1708
Brush and gray and black wash, over a sketch in black chalk
25.5 × 34.2 cm (10 × 13.5 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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