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Reproduction of a tapestry on the Spanish Armada (July 23-24)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The English and Spanish fleets in the Channel near the Isle of Portland and Weymouth, with the coat of arms of the English Queen Elizabeth I at the top. The image (numbered VI) is framed in an ornamental border with 22 portraits of commanders of the English fleet. In the center above is the portrait of Charles Howard, the Lord High Admiral. In the upper corners are coats of arms. Between the portraits are floral and fruit garlands, monkeys, birds, putti, cornucopia, etc. The image is part of a book about the Spanish Armada and the tapestries made for it on the order of Charles Howard.
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Credit lineReproductie van een wandtapijt over de Spaanse Armada (23-24 juli). 1739-06-24. John Pine. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.