Zeilschip met wind in de zeilen 1787

"Zeilschip met wind in de zeilen" (Sailing Ship with Wind in its Sails), an etching by Gerrit Groenewegen (1754-1826), depicts a Dutch sailing ship with its sails billowing in the wind, a testament to the nation's maritime prowess in the 18th century. This artwork, created in 1787, is a fine example of maritime art, a genre popular in the Netherlands during the Golden Age, and is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. The detailed depiction of the ship and its sails, rendered with precise lines and subtle shading, highlights Groenewegen's mastery of the etching technique, capturing the movement and grandeur of the ship at sea.