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| Title | A Small Dutch Vessel at Anchor off the Coast in a Rough Sea | |
| Collection | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum | |
| Artist | Attributed to Beyeren, Abraham van (Dutch painter, born 1620 or 1621, died 1690) | |
| Date Earliest | possibly about 1640 | |
| Date Latest | probably 1690 | |
| Description | A small single-masted vessel occupies centre foreground where it is being tossed about on a turbulent sea. No sail is set and there are two crewmen aboard. A signal pole projects from a quay on the right. Beyond can be seen the church tower and other buildings of a substantial town. Above, a cloudy and overcast sky menaces. | |
| Current Accession Number | 613 | |
| Former Accession Number | 27a (1893) | |
| Inscription | front lr (in monogram) 'JR' | |
| Subject | marine | |
| Measurements | 46.3 x 67.9 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Mrs John Graham-Gilbert 1877. | |
| Publications | Armstrong, W., 'The Corporation Gallery of Glasgow', in The Magazine of Art, 1890, p. 140, as by [[Jacob van] Ruisdael; Paton, J., Catalogue of the Pictures in the Corporation Galleries Glasgow, 1892, no. 27A, as by van Beyeren (note by W. Bode); Hofstede de Groot, C., 'Hollandsche Kunst in Schotland', Oud Holland, 11, 1893, p. 137, no. 27a, as by J. T. Blanckerhoff; Miles, H., Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Paintings in the Glasgow Art Gallery, Glasgow, 1961, I, p. 25, no. 613, II, p. 38. | |
| Notes | The signature ('JR') of Jacob van Ruisdael is false. | |
| Rights Owner | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums) | |
| Author | Robert Wenley | |