Marine view with ships near a rocky coast, tilting sideways in a heavy sea.

Drawing, gouache, 17,7 x 22,9 cm, vellum, unsigned (small loss of paint in margins).

Passe-partout detached.

Rademaker (1677-1735) was a versatile artist who painted Italianate landscapes, but is known mostly for his many cityscapes and drawings of buildings. He occasionally worked on vellum, as luxury drawings for the high end of the art market.
Prov. Carl.R. Rudolf (Lugt 2811b).