File:The 'Amelia' Engaging English Ships, 1652-53 RMG BHC3190.tiff
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[edit]Jan van Leyden: The 'Amelia' Engaging English Ships, 1652-53
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| Title |
The 'Amelia' Engaging English Ships, 1652-53  |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||
| Genre |
marine art |
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| Description |
English: The 'Amelia' Engaging English Ships, 1652-53 An interpretation of an action during the First Dutch War. It depicts a Dutch ship, the 'Amelia', engaged in action with British ships. The increasing conflict of trade interests between England and the Netherlands in the first half of the 17th century made armed conflict likely. The English claimed the right to search Dutch ships for French goods and in essence to control the English Channel, while the Dutch wanted the right to use the Channel. The first clash came in 1652 at Dover. The English strategy in the First Dutch War centred on the need both to control the English Channel and Dutch coasts and to impose a blockade. Furthermore they needed to cut Dutch trade and rely on economic pressure to secure a settlement. The decoratively carved stern of the 'Amelia' is visible in the centre of the painting, firing at the English ship to the right. In the left foreground another ship displays an ornately carved stern with a crest. Other ships involved in the action have been positioned in the background. |
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| Date | circa 1652 | |||||||||||
| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 990 mm x 1422 mm; Frame: 1275 x 1725 x 120 mm | |||||||||||
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| Accession number |
BHC3190 |
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| Notes | Historical association: formerly attributed to. | |||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14663 | |||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: 1932-40 id number: BHC3190 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||
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