AELBERT CUYP (DORDRECHT 1620-DORDECHT 1691)
The Passage Boat
c.1650RCIN 405344
The Dutch inland waterway system was dramatically expanded during the seventeenth century. This ferry was the regular passenger service between Dordrecht and Rotterdam. The sail is lowered as the boat approaches the jetty, and a bugler and drummer announce its arrival. The cross shape made by mast and sprit-pole suggest that it may be intended to symbolise Christian salvation.
Acquired by George IV in 1814
No. 39