The Deck of a Warship

MEDIUMEtching in black on ivory wove paper

DIMENSIONSPlate: 22.7 × 30 cm (8 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 29 × 34.9 cm (11 7/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

COLLECTIONPrints and Drawings

CULTUREDenmark

CREDIT LINEWilliam McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment Fund

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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, often called the 'Father of Danish painting,' laid the foundation for the Golden Age of Danish Painting.