Caption
Battle of Solebay, print, The battle of Solebay on June 7, 1672 between the Dutch fleet under Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and the English-French fleet under the Duke of York and Vice-Admiral Jean II d'Estrees., printmaker: Sebastiaan Theodorus Voorn Boers, Netherlands, after painting by Willem van de Velde, printer (person): Lithographie Artistique, Rotterdam, 1838 - 1893, Sebastiaan Theodorus Voorn Boers, Willem van de Velde, Lithographie Artistique, printmaker, after painting by, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 491 mm x width 664 mm, Person, Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Jean II Count d' Estrées, battle (naval force), A wide seascape drawn in monochrome shows numerous sailing ships on rippling water, their tall masts and furled and unfurled sails filling the middle ground, with decorative sterns and rigging visible; many ships are clustered closely together, some emitting plumes of smoke around their hulls, and flags fly atop several masts; the sky above is filled with soft, layered clouds stretching across the image, while the foreground emphasizes textured waves and a small floating object near the water's surface.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B37_456
License type
Rights managed
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50.0Mb (7.6Mb) / 16.2in x 12.0in / 4865 x 3589 (300dpi)