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A Dutch East-Indiaman off Hoorn

The ship can be identified from the stork on her stern as e Ooeivaar, a Dutch East Indiaman. She is anchored off the seaport of Hoorn in northern Holland, making this perhaps the only known work by Castro in which a precise location is identifiable.

Not currently on display

Artist
Lorenzo a Castro
Date
c.1672-86
Dimensions
63.5 x 76.5 cm
Materials
Oil on canvas
Inscription
Signed bottom right: Castro
Acquisition
Cartwright Bequest, 1686
Accession number
DPG437