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Portrait of Jan Carel Josephus van Speyk
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Portrait of the Dutch gunboat commander Jan Carel Josephus van Speyk, who on February 5, 1831, blew up his ship after it had fallen into the hands of an angry mob of Antwerpers. Below the portrait are his name, titles, birth and death dates, a short laudatory poem, and an approval from family and friends for the portrait in question.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortret van Jan Carel Josephus van Speyk. in or after 1831. Dirk Sluyter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
