Original antique 18th-century engraving of the destruction of six Spanish galleys by the fleet of the States General off the Flemish coast in 1602: the galleys rammed and sunk, oars in the air and men in the water, while the Dutch ship fires from the right. Published by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam.
Original antique 18th-century engraving of the destruction of six Spanish galleys by the fleet of the States General off the Flemish coast in 1602: the galleys rammed and sunk, oars in the air and men in the water, while the Dutch ship fires from the right. Published by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam.
Medium: Copper engraving (etching and burin)
Engraver / lithographer: Simon Fokke, according to the old record
Date: 18th century
Source: Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam ("Is. Tirion excudit")
Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.1 in (24 x 20.6 cm)
Condition: Fair. Toned laid paper, with the central binding fold and small areas of wear along the edges; the image clean.