The Fleet Leaving the Port of Vlissingen
1804 - 1805
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
53.5; 3; 41.5
About this artwork
drager: hoogte 41,5 cm x breedte 53,5 cm
Art Historical Context
**The Fleet Leaving the Port of Vliss** (1804–1805) is a marine painting by Dutch artist Engel Hoogerheyden a specialist in nautical scenes from the late 18th and early th centuries. Rendered in oil on panel compact medium favored for its smooth surface and luminous detail—this modest work measures 41. × 53.5 cm, perfect for intimate study. Hoogerheyden masterfully evokes the bustle of Vlissingen (Flushing), the Netherlands' historic naval hub on the Westerschelde estuary, as a fleet sets sail amid choppy waters and distant horizons. Created during the Napoleonic Wars, when the Batavian Repub...
About the Artist
Engel Hoogerheyden · 1740–1809
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