Willem van de Velde (I), De zeeslag tegen de Spanjaarden bij Duinkerken
Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamView original →
Willem van de Velde (I)

De zeeslag tegen de Spanjaarden bij Duinkerken

1659

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
canvas
Dimensions
123 × 185 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-106386

In 1639 Maerten Harpertsz Tromp prevented the Spanish fleet from leaving the harbour at Dunkirk with a blockade of twelve ships. Van de Velde has depicted most of the Dutch vessels with their prows pointing towards the enemy armada. With a remarkable eye for detail, he rendered in pen the ships’ counters or transoms – the stern carvings from which the individual vessels can be identified.

Registry history

  • 1659 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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