The Battle of Dunkirk

• The Battle of Dunkirk
• The Naval Battle against the Spanish near Dunkirk, 18 February 1639

SK-A-1362

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

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.

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

painter: Willem van de Velde (I)

1659

inkt op doek

height 123 cm x width 185 cm

Public domain

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

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