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Portrait of Cornelis de Witt with the Raid on Chatham in the background, ca. 1670
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About this work
Portrait of Cornelis de Witt in an allegorical context with the Raid on Chatham in June 1667 in the background. De Witt leans on a cannon. In the sky flies Fame; to the left of De Witt, a woman with a cornucopia. In a frame with putti, military trophies, and wind heads in the four corners. Above the coat of arms of Dordrecht, below the coat of arms of Cornelis de Witt. After the painting that hung in 1670 in the Courtroom of Dordrecht.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Cornelis de Witt met op de achtergrond de Tocht naar Chatham, ca. 1670. 1670 - 1672. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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