Willem Schellinks (1623-1678) was a Dutch painter and engraver born into an interesting family in Amsterdam. His father was a surveyor. One brother emigrated to North America and became a whaler; another joined the Dutch East India Company and travelled to India. Schellinks seems to have sketched wherever he went. It was his good fortune to be taken on a grand European tour by a rich acquaintance in 1661-1665, and most of the work you see online originated from the journal he kept during that journey. Above, a house built into a Roman Aqueduct.
Plaza of the Duomo in Messina, Sicily
Neptune Fountain in Valletta
Boat from Malta
Fortress in Syracusa Harbor
House of Sir Arnold Braams.
Dutch Market Scene
River Scene
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