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The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen

Willem van de Velde II (1633–1707)

The Wallace Collection

The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen

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The picture illustrates an incident from the Battle of Scheveningen (or Ter Heide) which took place between 31 July and 10 August 1653 and formed the last engagement of the first Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654). In the foreground, the Dutch fireship, the 'Fortuin' ('Fortune'), is about to ram the Andrew, commanded by the English Rear-Admiral of the white squadron, Thomas Graves. Fireships operated like floating bombs. They were crammed with combustible material and carried cannon rigged to explode simultaneously. The fireship would set course to intercept an enemy ship, the crew igniting the charges and abandoning ship at the last moment. Here the English crew escapes the impending danger in a rowboat on the left, while the crew of the 'Fortuin' escapes on the right.

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Title

The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen

Date

c.1653–1654

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 84.6 x W 108.1 cm

Accession number

P77

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, 1865; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

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Willem van de Velde II

1633–1707

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