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A scene showing a flagship in the centre with an ornately carved golden stern. This is probably the carved figure of Hercules, shown bowed from the burden of the world held on his shoulders. The ship may therefore have been named the 'Hercules' and the two figures carved on either side of 'Hercules' may represent his attributes of astronomy and thus a propitious image for a ship. The Dutch flag flies from the stern and mast, together with a pennant. The ship is shown firing a salute, an action that is repeated by the ship to the left. This also flies a Dutch flag from the stern, on which the artist has placed his signature. A number of other ships are visible in the background, and a smaller vessel is shown on the left with a rocky landscape behind.
Title
A Dutch Flagship and Other Vessels off a Rocky Coast
Date
early 18th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 38.1 x W 48.3 cm
Accession number
BHC0981
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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