Getting started with the collection:
Frost Fair on a Frozen River with Ships
Hendrik Kobell, 1773
Draughtsman Hendrik Kobell, who died young, drew mainly marine and coastal views with ships. His hometown of Rotterdam had a large harbour, which traded extensively with England and America. After Hendrick Avercamp and Jan van Goyen, frost fairs – with people skating and walking on the ice and food stalls – had become a traditional genre in Dutch art. Kobell’s icebound ships added a new motif to the theme.
- Artwork typedrawing, aquarel
- Object numberRP-T-1952-11
- Dimensionsheight 188 mm x width 265 mm
- Physical characteristicsaquarel, pen in grijs, potlood