The Battle of the Downs

• The Battle of the Downs against the Spanish Armada, 21 October 1639
• The Battle of the Downs

SK-A-1363

signature and date: ‘W. v. Velde f. 1659’

In 1639 the Spanish attempted to transport troops and supplies to Flanders with a large fleet. The Spanish armada was intercepted in the English Channel by Maerten Harpertsz Tromp, who commanded a much smaller force. His spectacular victory and his capture of the Santa Teresa – the large Spanish warship burning on the left – established the Dutch fleet’s formidable reputation.

Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

painter: Willem van de Velde (I)

1659

inkt op doek

height 124 cm x width 190 cm

Public domain

Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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