Het ontdekken van de walvis, 1682 1682

"Het ontdekken van de walvis" is a 1682 etching by Dutch artist Abraham de Blois. The print depicts a sailor discovering a whale while out at sea. In the distance, one can see a windmill and a village, suggestive of the Dutch coast. De Blois' etching was a part of a larger series of 17th-century prints which focused on Dutch life and culture. De Blois was a young artist; he died at only 38 years old in 1717.