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Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter
Rombout Verhulst, in or after 1677 - in or before 1681, sculpture, BK-NM-13150
Admiral De Ruyter was severely wounded in a battle against the French in the Mediterranean Sea in 1676. He died of his wounds and was buried in a place of honour in Amsterdam’s New Church. This bust was a model for the tomb.
On display in room 2.15
The Battle of Terheide
Willem van de Velde (I), 1657, painting, SK-A-1365
English ships blockaded the Dutch Republic’s harbours in 1653. While leading an attempt to break the blockade, the Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp was killed. His family commissioned this painting of his final battle to commemorate his death. It still has its original frame, featuring the heraldic arms…
On display in room 2.15
Model of the William Rex
Adriaen de Vriend, Adriaen Davidsen, Cornelis Moerman, 1698, ship model, NG-MC-651
Model of a 74-gun Dutch battleship. It was made in Vlissingen (Flushing) and displayed in the boardroom of the Zeeland navy in Middelburg. The decorative stern sports the arms of Zeeland. In fact no such ship actually existed. The name William Rex refers to William III of Orange, the Dutch…
On display in room 2.15
A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a…
Willem van de Velde (II), c. 1680, painting, SK-A-1848
On display in room 2.15
Stern carving from the Royal…
anonymous, c. 1663 - c. 1664, stern decoration, NG-MC-239
On display in room 2.15
Memorial Portrait of Moses ter…
Gerard ter Borch (II), Gesina ter Borch, 1667 - 1669, painting, SK-A-4908
On display in room 2.15
Michiel de Ruyter’s goblet
Nicolaes Loockemans, 1667, cup, NG-NM-9659
On display in room 2.15
The Battle of Livorno (Leghorn)
Willem van de Velde (I), c. 1659 - c. 1699, painting, SK-A-1364
On display in room 2.15
Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus…
Ferdinand Bol, 1661 - 1663, painting, SK-A-613
On display in room 2.15
Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus
Ferdinand Bol, c. 1661 - c. 1663, painting, SK-A-614
On display in room 2.15