Abraham Storck

1644–1708 · Baroque

Abraham Storck was a Dutch painter and draughtsman, who was known for his marine paintings, topographical views, Italianate harbour scenes and German landscapes along the Rhine. His marine scenes included sea battles, river scenes, harbours, depictions of whaling and townscapes with canals. He was further known for his depictions of festive occasions, in particular marine 'parades', such as the visit to Amsterdam of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia in 1697.

40 paintings

• The Dutch Whaling Fleet (c. 1695)
• An elegant company embarking onto a barge, a country house beyond
• A Mediterranean harbor with figures unloading cargo
• Tableau de Marine (1700)
• Shipping off Amsterdam with figures on a quay (1700)
• Shipping in an estuary (1700)
• Harbor
• Southern Port with Figures and Ships (1650)
• Winter landscape with skaters (1687)
• A southern port scene with numerous figures on a quayside (1600)
• Ships at the entrance of a port, the dome of a church in the background (1674)
• Italian Port (1650)
• Shipping on the IJ, with a view of Amsterdam beyond (1600)
• Company Troposphäre embarking at the Montelbaan tower (1680)
• Dutch Whalers near Spitsbergen (1690)
• Harbour scene
• The Four Days? Battle (1666)
• An English Yacht saluting a Dutch Man-of-War in the port of Rotterdam (1708)
• view of an italian harbour (1655)
• Dutch Port in Winter (1683)
• Mediterranean harbor (1683)
• Gezicht op het IJ bij Amsterdam (1684)
• Schepen op kalme zee (1683)
• Italianate Harbour View with a Fantasy Building and Man-of-War (1697)
• Ships on the River IJ in front of the Tollhouse near Amsterdam (1690)
• Review of Dutch Yachts Before Peter the Great (1697)
• The Goulden Leeuw Engaging Royal Prince at the Battle of the Texel, 11 August 1673 (1690)
• View of Amsterdam with the IJ (1690)
• Winter landscape with the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam (1676)
• A mediterranean port (1675)
• Harbour Scene with Ancient Ruins (1666)
• Harbour Scene with Medieval Building (1674)
• A river landscape with fishermen in rowing boats, windmills beyond (1679)
• Boats at a Mooring Place (1683)
• Beach View (1683)
• A River View (1695)
• Onrust Island near Batavia (1699)
• The roads of Enkhuizen (1681)
• The arrival of the Russian embassy in Amsterdam, 29 August 1697 (1702)
• Whaling Grounds in the Arctic Ocean (1681)