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Allegory in Honor of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp and Their Victories in the Naval Battles of 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 of 1672 and 1673. The busts of De Ruyter and Tromp drawn in chariots over the water by tritons, hippocamps, and sea lions. In the sky, putti with portraits of the commanders Isaac Sweers and Johan de Liefde who died in the Battle of Kijkduin. In the background, the Battle of Kijkduin on August 21, 1673. With three small depictions of the earlier naval battles. Title and panegyric in three columns in book type.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit 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.