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Portrait of Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp aged 55
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Portrait of Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp aged 55

Cornelis van Dalen (I) · 1640 - 1653 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Portrait of Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp at the age of 55. The admiral wears a laurel wreath on his head. Bust in oval frame flanked by two angels blowing trumpets and flags and smoking cannons. Below the portrait a scene from the three-day naval battle off Portland in 1652 with cannon fire back and forth. In the margin below a Dutch verse in eight lines in which Tromp's heroic deeds are praised. An explanatory list indicates the opposing parties, this is printed with a second plate.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van admiraal Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp op 55-jarige leeftijd. 1640 - 1653. Cornelis van Dalen (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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