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This early painting by Andries van Eertvelt is based on the much larger rendering of the same subject by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The painting shows the return to Amsterdam of the ships 'Overijssel', 'Vriesland', 'Mauritius' and 'Hollandia' from the second Dutch trading expedition to the East Indies in 1599. The city of Amsterdam is visible on the right. The returned ships are grouped in the middle distance, with numerous smaller vessels surrounding them. On the assumption that van Eertvelt’s picture is a copy of the more famous work, its title has now been changed. The composition’s current slight distortion in perspective, apparent in the unconvincing relation between the rather large coastal craft and the trading ships, is due to the original panel’s enlargement at the top and bottom edges.
Title
The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies on 19 July 1599
Date
1610–1620
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 55.9 x W 91.4 cm
Accession number
BHC0748
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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