Description
Depicts the Battle of Agosta (April 22, 1676) featuring Admiral Michiel de Ruyter leading a Dutch-Spanish fleet against a French fleet led by Abraham Duquesne near Mount Etna. De Ruyter was fatally wounded in this battle. Includes a legend (1-46).
Made by Bastiaen Stopendael after own design.
Medium: Etching/Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 27.1 x 35.9 cm (10.67 x 14.13 inch). Image size: 27.1 x 35.9 cm. (10.67 x 14.13 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. Original middle fold as issed. Printer’s creases at bottom, with some paper separation, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
MICHIEL DE RUYTER, ABRAHAM DUQUESNE, BATTLE OF AGOSTA, DUTCH NAVY, NAVAL HISTORY, SICILY, 1676 | PCO-E100-10
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
‘Het leven en bedryf van den heere Michiel de Ruiter’ by G. Brandt, 1687.
Reference: FMH 2583-[a], Hollstein Dutch 13.
Biography engraver: Bastiaen Stopendael (1637-1693) was a Dutch engraver active in the late 17th century, known for his historical and geographical prints.
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