Zondvloed, RP-P-1894-A-18341, Lodewijk de Deyster, between 1666 and 1711

Identification title(s): flood. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1894-a-18341. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 2. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: men and women try to get themselves and others to safety on rocks protruding above the water during the flood. A man sits on the back of a swimming horse and another man falls from a floating barrel into the water. Noah's ark floats in the background. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: lodewijk de deyster (mentioned on object), after own design by: lodewijk de deyster (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: south netherlands. Dating: 1666 - 1711. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 268 mm × w 380 mm. Subject: what: the ark is floating on the waters, while life on earth is destroyed ~ story of noah. Acquisition: purchase mar-1894. Date: between 1666 and 1711.