The Dutch Raid on the Medway and the Capture of the Royal Charles, 1667

Man-to-man fights in skiffs, in the background the destruction of the English fleet at Chatham, on the left the capture of the English flagship the Royal Charles on 22 June 1667. Centrally in a skiff stand Cornelis de Witt and Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, on the left captain Jan van Brakel shooting with his pistol. In the foreground the broken chain. Episode from the Raid on Chatham on 20-23 June 1667 by the States fleet under De Ruyter. The print comes with a small sheet with the heads and names of the main persons.