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The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway

Q: When was "The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June" created?

This artwork was created 1667 - 1669.

Jan van Leyden

1667 - 1669

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 93cm × w 156.5cm × d 4cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

navy; battle (+ sailing-ships)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1878

Notes

height 93 cm x width 156.5 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Jan van Leyden

1450–1527 • Habsburg Netherlands

A shadowy figure who may be identified with a 'Jan van Leyen' who became a master in the Antwerp guild in 1520; one of the earliest followers of Bosch, he favored small paintings of figures in strange landscapes. He was probably born in Leyden. He was apparently dead before January 1527, when it is documented that his widow remarried the landscape artist, Frans Vermeer. Comment on works: Religious