A Dutch Squadron on the Sont, near Castle Kronburg
by WITMONT, Heerman, Pen on prepared wood, 46 x 59 cm
Witmont specialised in marine scenes. He was famous for his so-called pen paintings, sometimes done on paper, sometimes on panel; a fine example is this painting. Nowadays Willem van de Velde the Elder is especially well known for his pen paintings of sea scenes, but at that time Witmont, who apparently never worked in oil, was considered his equal.