Title

'The captured 'Swiftsure', 'Seven Oaks', 'Loyal George' and 'Convertine...', c1666. Artist: Willem van de Velde the Younger

Caption

'The captured 'Swiftsure', 'Seven Oaks', 'Loyal George' and 'Convertine' brought through Goeree Gat, 16 June 1666, c1666. The four Royal Navy warships were captured by the Dutch under Michiel de Ruyter at the Four Days Battle, an engagement fought off the North Foreland from 1-4 June 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Date

1666

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D91_215

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,6Mb) / 16,5in x 11,8in / 4937 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea England boat boats arts painting country art seascape ship ships British geography Holland Dutch English color colour war location century Britain concept battle Navy captured warfare 17th century sailing ship naval warfare water transport warship seventeenth century Royal Navy geographical feature naval battle Second Anglo-Dutch War oil Anglo-Dutch Wars Four Days Battle Willem van de Velde the Younger HMS Convertine HMS Loyal George HMS Seven Oaks HMS Swiftsure Michiel de Ruyter Ruyter Michiel de de Ruyter Michiel Velde Willem van de the Younger Van de Velde Willem the Younger Fine Art Images Michiel de Ruyter oil