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Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658

Unknown

1676

unspecified

From the collection of Rijksmuseum

Dutch Golden Age Baroque Marine

Dominant colour

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658 is a 1676 unspecified by Unknown, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Rijksmuseum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1676 · Dutch Golden Age
Where can I see it?: Rijksmuseum

About this work

You see a chaotic sea battle: Dutch warships fire cannons at sinking Swedish vessels while sailors cling to wreckage. This painting shows a real fight from 1658, when the Dutch and Swedes clashed in the Sound, a narrow strait near Denmark. The artist included the *Eendracht*, a famous Dutch flagship, but no one knows who painted it—maybe a sailor who saw the battle. To see more naval battles like this, visit the Rijksmuseum.