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Auction 192, Lot 706
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"De Galeyen van Frederik Spinola door 's Landts Oorlogs Scheepen Overseilt in den Jaere 1602", Leti, Gregorio

Subject: Prints - Ships

Period: 1690 (circa)

Publication: Teatro Belgico

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.3 x 10.4 inches
33.8 x 26.4 cm
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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. Engraved by Jan Luyken.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.LETI-2a.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a Strasbourg Lily watermark and dampstains in the corners of the sheet, not affecting the image.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/26/2023

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