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Portrait of Wiert Adels
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Wiert Adels, helmsman on the ketch 'De Bloeyende Blom'. He wears sailor's clothing and holds a musket in his hand. His arm rests on a piece of ordnance. The Bloeyende Blom was captured by the French in August 1794. Adels recaptured the ship and brought it into Hellevoetsluis on August 5.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Wiert Adels. 1794 - 1796. Charles Howard Hodges. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.