Subject: Prints Ships
Period: 1700 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.3 x 10.5 inches
33.8 x 26.7 cm
Scene of the Battle of Sluis between Dutch warships and Spanish galleys (under the command of an Italian nobleman named Frederico Spinola). The battle took place in the Mediterranean during the Eighty Years' War in 1602. The sea is filled with capsized boats and drowning men while a small crowd has gathered onshore to observe the battle.
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Condition: A
Professional paper repairs in blank margins.