The Dutch raid on the Medway, Chatham 1667


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All pictures in this album came from the same painting.
Oil on canvas, size 150 at 220 cm in an ode to Cornelis and Johan de Witt and Michiel the Ruyter.

From the left we see: "The Agatha", the English ship "Mary", the "Provincie Utrecht", the ship "Groningen", the "Vreede" the English ship "the Royal Oak" and far on the right Upnor-castle. The Dutch admirality ships are supporting the marines in there mission to attack the English capital ships.

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Four days Sea battle 1666 in the English channel


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All pictures in this album came from the same painting.
Oil on canvas, size 150 at 220 cm inspired by the Michiel the Ruyter Festival 2007.
We see "De gouden leeuw". " De Zierikzee". "De 7 Provincien" in in the middle "De Walcheren" with on the right of it "De Victory" and further the large ship, the "Royal Prince".

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The battle of Texel


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The navel “Battle of Texel” took place on 21 august 1673 between the Dutch and combined English and French fleets , and was the last major battle of the “Third Anglo –Dutch War”.

On this work , an oil on canvas 60 inches by 96 inches we see the encounter between Cornelis Tromp on the “Gouden Leeuw” and Sir Edward Spragg on the “Royal Prince”.

From the left;

The yacht “Triton” , the “Gouden Leeuw” , the “Zierikzee” ,the “Saint George” , the “Walcheren” and on the far right , the “Royal Prince”

On the foreground an English Fifth –rate ship .

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The works


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