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Etching of a seated man on a bank with a crowd and columns at left, and a sailing ship with a billowing sail on water at right.

The Ship of Fortune

An etching shows a seated man in a loose cloak on a grassy bank at left, with a crowd and classical columns behind him. At right, a sailing ship with a dark billowing sail rides on water, its figures clustered on deck and a bust-like head above the scene.

Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
1633
Medium
Etching on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1185 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1633).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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