The Man-of-War Brielle on the River Maas off Rotterdam

• The Man-of-War Brielle on the River Maas off Rotterdam
• The Frigate 'Brielle' on the Maas off Rotterdam
• The Man-of-War 'Koning William' on the Maas off Rotterdam

The Man-of-War 'Koning William' on the Maas off Rotterdam

SK-A-2539

signature and date: ‘L. Bakh. Ft 1689’

In 1688 this ship carried Prince William III to England to drive the Catholic King James II from power and to safeguard the Protestant faith. The Latin inscription on the red flag translates as ‘for faith and freedom’. Bakhuysen painted this picture in 1689, the year in which William III and Mary Stuart were crowned king and queen regnant of England.

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

painter: Ludolf Bakhuysen

1689

olieverf op doek

• height 130 cm x width 197 cm
• depth 12.5 cm

purchase 1912-01

Public domain

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

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200108176