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Engraving of a harbour where boats attack a whale near a statue and lighthouse, with a crowd of robed onlookers in the foreground.

Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius in the harbour at Ostia, pl. 19 in the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

A crowded engraved harbour scene shows a large whale in the water at right, surrounded by small boats and attacking figures, while a statue on a tall pedestal and a lighthouse stand near the shore. In the foreground, a dense group of robed onlookers and a seated mother with children fill the lower left. Latin inscription lines run along the bottom margin.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1596 or after
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3007 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Caza de ballena del emperador Claudio en Ostia, grabado

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