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Auction 131, Lot 898

"De galeyen van Frederik Spinola door 's Landts oorlogs Scheepen overseilt in den Jaere 1602", Luyken, Jan

Subject: Ships

Period: 1700 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
13 x 10.2 inches
33 x 25.9 cm
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Scene of the Battle of Sluis between Dutch warships and Spanish galleys (under the command of an Italian nobleman named Frederico Spinola). The battle took place in the Mediterranean during the Eighty Years' War in 1602. The sea is filled with capsized boats and drowning men while a small crowd has gathered onshore to observe the battle.

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Condition: B+

There are two small stains at top, else a nice impression with faint toning on the centerfold.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 3/17/2010

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