Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground — Nicolaas Aartman | DiscoverArt

Nicolaas Aartman

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

1728–93

Brush and gray and black ink, with watercolor, over traces of black chalk

6.9 × 9.5 cm (2.7 × 3.7 in)

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