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Lot Essay
The inscription on the base reads, J.A. Zoutman Vice Admiraal; the front panel is engraved Door Zoutmans wijs belijt, Gepaart met Dapperheyt, Heeft men door's Hemels Zeegen, de Overwining Verkreegen.
The translated inscription reads: It was Zoutman's job. The great hero who defeated Parker with bravery, triumphed with heaven's blessing.
In this sale there are two other tobacco-boxes (lots 1073 and 1077) with engraved scenes commemorating the battle of the Doggersbank during the fourth Dutch-British war. On the 5th of August 1781 a serious naval engagement occurred between a Dutch fleet on its way to the Baltic and a British fleet. Seven naval vessels under the command of Johan Arnoldus Zoutman (1724-1793) accompanied the Dutch fleet. The British fleet was protected by a similar number of ships under the command of Sir Hyde Parker. After ten hours of heavy fighting the British ships broke away from the scene of the battle. Although the naval battle ended with no clear winner, the Dutch nonetheless celebrated the event as a sensational victory. Zoutman was promoted and the whole country paid homage to the commander.
The translated inscription reads: It was Zoutman's job. The great hero who defeated Parker with bravery, triumphed with heaven's blessing.
In this sale there are two other tobacco-boxes (lots 1073 and 1077) with engraved scenes commemorating the battle of the Doggersbank during the fourth Dutch-British war. On the 5th of August 1781 a serious naval engagement occurred between a Dutch fleet on its way to the Baltic and a British fleet. Seven naval vessels under the command of Johan Arnoldus Zoutman (1724-1793) accompanied the Dutch fleet. The British fleet was protected by a similar number of ships under the command of Sir Hyde Parker. After ten hours of heavy fighting the British ships broke away from the scene of the battle. Although the naval battle ended with no clear winner, the Dutch nonetheless celebrated the event as a sensational victory. Zoutman was promoted and the whole country paid homage to the commander.