Thursday, January 5, 2017

Hendrik Cornelisz. Vroom, Dutch Ships Ramming Spanish Galleys off the English Coast, 3 October 1602

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Date: 1617
Technique: Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 146 cm

Picture depicts the Battle of the narrow seas, also known as Battle of the Dover Straits, naval engagement that took place on the 3–4 October 1602 during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 and part of the Dutch Revolt.

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