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Print (BM 1871,0812.1545), Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Beached whale at Beverwijk (1601), History of Beverwijk, Prints by Jan Saenredam, Uploads by copyfraud, Prints about plague in the British Museum, paper, print
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Print (BM 1871,0812.1545), A beached whale near Beverwijk witnessed by Count Ernst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz; the whale lies on a beach, its head to left and a rope tied around its tail, with four figures clambering on its side; the prince stands before it wearing a plumed hat and holding a handkerchief, his entourage gathered around him; at left Saenredam sketches the whale, resting the sheet of paper on a barrel and using his cloak as a wind-break; beyond, an extensive shoreline with dunes and a beach crowded with people; cartouche frame at top with allegorical details, including representations of an earthquake, eclipse, and Time, also including details of parts of the whale after it burst apart under the pressure of decomposing gases, the head with open jaw seen at left; beneath the frame and in the sky at left, Death as a skeleton shooting the Maid of Amsterdam with a crossbow, who falls backwards (a reference to plague).  1602
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印刷(BM1871,0812.1545) ナッサウ=ディーツ伯爵エルンスト・カシミール、ビーヴェルウェイクの海鯨、ベーヴェルウェイクの歴史、ヤン・センレダムの版画、コピーフロイトによるアップロード、大英博物館の疫病に関する印刷物、紙、印刷物
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印刷(BM1871,0812.1545) ナッサウ=ディーツのエルンスト・カジミール伯爵が目撃した、ビフェルウェイク近くのビーチのクジラ。クジラは砂浜の上にあり、頭が左にあり、尾を巻き、人物が4人並んでいる。王子は羽付き帽子を被り、ハンカチを持っている前に立っており、彼の側近が彼の周りに集まった。左では、センレダムがクジラをスケッチし、紙を樽に置いてマントを風除けとして使用している。その向こうには、砂丘と1つの広い海岸線
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fine print head count long-jawed printed matter