File:Reinier Nooms - Shipping off Algiers.jpg

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Summary

Reinier Nooms: Shipping off Algiers

Artist

Reinier Nooms (1623/1624–1664)
Alternative names	Regnier Nooms, Reijnier Nooms, Remigius Nooms, Remy Nooms, Reynier Nooms, Reinier Seeman, Reinier Zeeman
Description	Dutch engraver, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death	1623 or 1624 date QS:P,+1623-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1623-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1624-00-00T00:00:00Z/9	August 1664 / 1664 / 1667
Location of birth/death	Amsterdam	Amsterdam
Work location	Leiden (1645), Paris (1650), Amsterdam (1652-1664)
Authority file	: Q1936604 VIAF: 14778747 ISNI: 0000000120992586 ULAN: 500000615 LCCN: nr2001016475 WGA: n/nooms WorldCat

Title

Shipping off Algiers

Object type

painting

Genre

marine art

Description

English: An representation of Dutch shipping off the harbour and city of Algiers. The principal ships fly the Dutch flag and are possibly merchantmen of the Dutch Company. The vessels in the centre and the far right are Mediterranean galleys. The town of Algiers rises on the hill behind the port with its distinctive fortified lighthouse at the end of the mole. A pair of dolphins is depicted in the foreground in the bay, a typical motif of Dutch marine artists.

Date

mid 17^th century

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 49.5 cm (19.4 in); width: 59.7 cm (23.5 in)

Collection

National Maritime Museum

	Native name	National Maritime Museum
	Parent institution	Royal Museums Greenwich
	Location	Greenwich, London, England
	Coordinates	51° 28′ 51.96″ N, 0° 00′ 20″ W
	Established	1937
	Website	Royal Museums Greenwich
	Authority file	: Q1199924 VIAF: 153531318 ISNI: 000000040426429X LCCN: n80126325 GND: 1049610-5 SUDOC: 028465725 WorldCat

Current location

Royal Museums Greenwich

Accession number

BHC1766

Credit line

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Palmer Collection. Acquired with the assistance of H.M. Treasury, the Caird Fund, the Art Fund, the Pilgrim Trust and the Society for Nautical Research Macpherson Fund.

References

Source/Photographer

1. National Maritime Museum
2. Royal Museums Greenwich

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	05:58, 6 September 2010		560 × 475 (51 KB)	Madame Grinderche	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1=An representation of Dutch shipping off the harbour and city of Algiers. The principal ships fly the Dutch flag and are possibly merchantmen of the Dutch Company. The vessels in the centre and the far right are Mediterran