Bartholomeus van der Helst, Egbert Meeuwsz Cortenaer (1605-65), Vice Admiral, Admiralty of the Maas, Rotterdam
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Bartholomeus van der Helst

Egbert Meeuwsz Cortenaer (1605-65), Vice Admiral, Admiralty of the Maas, Rotterdam

c. 1660

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
panel
Dimensions
68 × 59 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-112211

Egbert Meeuwisz Cortenaerby Bartholomeus van der Helst. The navy provided opportunities for a career and for social status. Egbert Meeuwisz Cortenaer (c. 1605-1665) rose through the ranks to the post of lieutenant admiral. Shortly after his appointment as lieutenant admiral in 1665 he was killed in the Battle of Lowestoft off the southeast coast of England.

Registry history

  • c. 1660 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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