Adolf Johannes Petrus Levolger (Amsterdam 1869-1952) after Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten

The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653

Details

Adolf Johannes Petrus Levolger (Amsterdam 1869-1952) after Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten
The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653
oil on canvas
171 x 278 cm.
signed and dated 'A. Levolger 1892' (lower right), and with signature 'J. Beerstraaten' (lower left)

Provenance

Seaman's Church Institute, New York.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 12 February 1985, lot 1.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 8 October 1994, lot 27.

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Lot Essay

The original composition is in the Rijksmuseum since 1808, inv. no. SK-A-22. The Battle of Scheveningen (also known as the Battle of Ter Heijde) was the decisive naval engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch war. Eventually the English navy was forced to retreat. The painting represents the battle at its height with the flagship of Marten Harpertsz. Tromp, the Brederode, locked in combat with the English flagship the Resolution commanded by Admiral Monk. (see G.S. Keyes, Mirror of Empire, 1990, pp. 98-9).

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