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Auction 138, Lot 870

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

Subject: Prints Ships

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.3 x 10.5 inches
33.8 x 26.7 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: A

Professional paper repairs in blank margins.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 12/7/2011

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