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Fireplace plate with the capture of the Silver Fleet
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cast-iron fireback with three semicircles at the top. In the center is a depiction of the capture of the Spanish silver fleet by Piet Hein, with several ships at sea and land with a few trees in the background. In the left semicircle, the bust of Admiral-General Piet Hein, and in the right semicircle, the bust of Admiral Hendrick Loncq. In the central semicircle, presumably a second image of Piet Hein with the inscription ANNO 1630. The top is finished with several French lilies. Between the ships, the inscription: BAY D. MATANSE. The plate is marked with the initials GS.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHaardplaat met de verovering van de Zilvervloot. in or after 1630. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.