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Allegory in honor of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp and their victories in the naval battles in the years 1672 and 1673
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Allegory in honor of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp and their victories in the naval battles in the years 1672 and 1673. The busts of De Ruyter and Tromp drawn in triumph wagons over the water by tritons, seahorses and sea lions. In the air putti with portraits of the commanders Isaac Sweers and Johan de Liefde who perished during the battle at Kijkduin. In the background the battle at Kijkduin on 21 August 1673. With three small depictions of the earlier naval battles. Title and praise poem in three columns in book type.
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Credit lineAllegorie ter ere van Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter en Cornelis Tromp en hun overwinningen in de zeeslagen in de jaren 1672 en 1673. 1673. Coenraet Decker. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.