The Dutch Defeat at the Blokkersdijk, near Antwerp, 1605, anonymous, c. 1610 - c. 1615

Identification

Title(s)

The Dutch Defeat at the Blokkersdijk, near Antwerp, 1605

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4848

Description

De mislukte aanslag op Antwerpen door prins Maurits, 17 mei 1605. Gevecht op de Blokkersdijk tussen de Spaanse troepen en de watergeuzen die aan land trachten te komen. Links de vloot van de geuzen op de Schelde, in de verte het profiel van de stad Antwerpen.

Creation

Artist

painter: anonymous

Place

Antwerp

Dating

c. 1610 - c. 1615

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 32 cm × width 52.7 cm
outer size: depth 4.6 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

What

When

1605-05-17 - 1605-05-17

Where

Who

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 17-Jan-1987

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; in a French or Belgian collection;{French language newspaper cuttings are glued to the reverse.}…; anonymous sale, Vienna (Dorotheum), 20 January 1987 _sqq_., no. 465, as Netherlandish, c. 1800, ATS 20,000, to the museum

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

Beelden van een strijd : oorlog en kunst vóór de Vrede van Munster 1621-1648, Jacques Dane, Jos W.L. Hilkhuijsen, Michel P. van Maarseveen, p. 77, 80, afb. 70
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 105
Documentatiemap Schilderijen.
R. van Gerven en E.H.J. de Wilde, 'de slag bij Kalloo, 1638', Ann. van den Oudh. Kring van het Land van Waas, 1938

Persistent URL

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