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Willem van de Velde the Elder: "Council of War aboard 'The Seven Provinces' the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, 10 June 1666, preceding the Four Days' Battle

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Alternative names	Willem van de Velde , van de Veldt , Van Velde , Vandeceld , Vander Veldt , Vanderveld , Vandervelde , Vanderveldt , Vandeveld , Vandevelde, van de Vonde , van de Welde
Description	Dutch painter, drawer and printmaker
Date of birth/death	circa 1611 date QS:P,+1611-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	13 December 1693
Location of birth/death	Leiden	London
Work period	between circa 1635 and circa 1693 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1635-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1693-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Leiden (1631-1635), Amsterdam (circa 1636-1672), Norway (ca. 1641), Vlieland (circa 1644-1645), Copenhagen (1658), Bergen (1665), England (between circa 1672 and circa 1693 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1672-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1693-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 )
Authority file	: Q722912 VIAF: 3270908 ISNI: 000000007100777X ULAN: 500014495 LCCN: n82056725 NLA: 35229619 WorldCat

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The Council of War on Board 'De Zeven Provincien', the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, on 10 June 1666

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painting

Genre

marine art

Date

1666

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 117 cm (46 in); width: 175 cm (68.8 in)

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Rijksmuseum

	Native name	Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
	Location	Amsterdam
	Coordinates	52° 21′ 36″ N, 4° 53′ 07″ E
	Established	1800
	Website	rijksmuseum.nl
	Authority file	: Q190804 VIAF: 159624082 ISNI: 0000000121961335 ULAN: 500246547 LCCN: n79007489 NLA: 36126463 WorldCat

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SK-A-4289 (Rijksmuseum)

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VELDE, Willem van de, the Elder

(b. 1611, Leiden, d. 1693, London)

The Council of War on Board 'De Zeven Provincien', the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, on 10 June 1666 1666 Oil on canvas, 117 x 175 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The most famous admiral in Dutch history, Michiel de Ruyter, enjoyed an international reputation and received numerous honours from other countries. De Ruyter was born in Flushing port in 1607, and first went to sea when he was only eleven years old. His navigating skills brought him rapid advancement. De Ruyter was employed by the Admiralty, in Zeeland in 1652 and in Amsterdam a year later. As vice-admiral of the fleet he took part in the numerous sea battles the Dutch fought against England. In 1665 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Dutch fleet. He won a number of victories, but the pinnacle of his career was undoubtedly the Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674), in which his superior tactics enabled him to keep a large Anglo-French fleet away from the Dutch coast. De Ruyter was killed at Syracuse in 1676, and was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam.

This pen drawing by Willem van de Velde depicts the council of war on the eve of the four-day naval battle during the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667). The battle, which took place on 11-14 June 1666, was won by the Dutch fleet under De Ruyter's command. The result, however, was disappointing: the English fleet was not destroyed, and losses on the Dutch side were almost as great.

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Author: VELDE, Willem van de, the Elder Title: The Council of War on Board 'De Zeven Provincien', the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, on 10 June 1666 Form: painting Time-line: 1651-1700 School: Dutch

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