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The depiction on the golden cup presented to Cornelis de Witt on the occasion of the Raid on Chatham, 1667, Enameling of the Golden Cup or Goblet, presented as a memorial by the States of Holland to Cornelis de Witt, as plenipotentiary of the State on the national fleet, after the raid on Chatham, in accordance with a resolution of 11 July MDCLXVII., print, historical object representation, Enameling depicting the Raid on Chatham and the battle around Sheerness, on the golden cup presented by the States of Holland and West Friesland to Cornelis de Witt on the occasion of the victory over the English during the Raid on Chatham, 20-23 June 1667., printmaker: Daniël Veelwaard (I) (signed by artist), Netherlands, after drawing by Abraham Teerlink, 1786 - 1857, paper, etching, height 238 mm x width 480 mm, The cup is currently located in the Louvre in Paris., Person, Cornelis de Witt, States of Holland and West Friesland, battle (naval force), Voyage to Chatham, Chatham, Medway (river), Kent, Sheerness, Rochester (Kent), Period, 1667-06-20 - 1667-06-23, A wide horizontal engraving showing a coastal battle scene with many sailing ships on the water, several ships with multiple masts and flags and some smaller rowing boats, puffs of smoke rising from guns and burning vessels, and groups of figures in small boats approaching the shore. The shoreline displays clustered buildings including towers, steeples, and low houses, defensive works with soldiers and lines of troops, and scattered trees and vegetation. In the foreground there are soldiers on foot, men carrying equipment, and figures engaged in activity along paths and hills. The sky is filled with light cloud lines, and the overall image is bordered by a thin frame with a block of decorative text below the scene.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A95_286
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
47.4Mo (11.7Mo) / 56.7cm x 20.9cm / 6700 x 2471 (300dpi)