Running from the the whale the pike being fast in her, or sitting upon the Spanish wheel-barrow

Object summary

Title: Running from the the whale the pike being fast in her, or sitting upon the Spanish wheel-barrow
Object ID: AF-WD-0087C
Date made: 1720-1730
Place made: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Engraver: Laan, Adolf van der
Draughtsman: Meulen, Sieuwert van der
Publisher: Schenk, Pieter
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Two boats use a line to tug a whale spouting water that attempts to swim away. Also known as "sitting on the Spanish wheel-barrow". A sailor in a boat prepares to shoot a polar bear in the foreground.

One of a series of 12 engravings from Views of the Greenland Whale Fishery (Kline Visschery). Titles in Dutch, German, and English. Each inscribed S. Vdr. Meulen Delineavit. A Vander Laan Fecit. P. Schenk Iun: Excud[it]. Amst[erdam] Cum Priv[ilegio].