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[Backgammon.]
[Backgammon.] Hæc sacra, spectator, superant simulata potentum gaudia: ruricolas aulica cura fugit! Pætum suave placet, cerevisia rara, fritillus et casa: quis nobis ditior esse potetest?
J: de Visscher fecit. A: van Ostaden pinxit.
G. Valk excudit. [n.d. c.1670.]
Engraving and etching, sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate. Small nick and stains on inscription area.
A rustic cottage scene with various peasants at leisure. Two men sit at a table playing backgammon, under a thatched canopy, watched by two other peasants.
Hollstein: 15.III.
[Ref: 58974]   £260.00  

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[Netherlands] [Portrait of Abraham van der Hulst]
[Netherlands] [Portrait of Abraham van der Hulst] De Onsterfelijcke Zeehelt Abraham vander Hulst, Viceadmirael van Hollant en Westvrieslant, onder het Ed: Moog: Collegie ter Admiraliteyt tot Amsterdam, geboren in Amsterdam 1619, geschoten en voor't Vaderlant overleden inde bevochte Victorie tegens de Engelsche den 12 juni 1666.
Jan de Visscher Sculpsit
[n.d., c.1666]
Engraving very small margins, platemark 500 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾). Trimmed to platemark; small repaired tears; very fine.
Abraham van der Hulst, Dutch admiral (1619 - 1666). He died in the 'Four Days Battle', a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War fought from 11 June to 14 June, which remains one of the longest naval engagements in history. Van der Hulst commanded the ship the 'Spiegel' in the squadron of Lieutenant-Admiral Tromp. During the very fierce fighting, he was shot in the chest by a bullet.and died on June 12th. This print commemorates his participation in the battle, which can be seen taking place in the background.
[Ref: 31881]   £420.00  
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[Abraham van der Hulst]
[Abraham van der Hulst] De Onsterfelijcke Zeehelt Abraham vander Hulst, Viceadmirael van Hollant en Westvrieslant, onder het Ed: Moog: Collegie ter Admiraliteyt tot Amsterdam, geboren in Amsterdam 1619, geschoten en voor't Vaderlant overleden inde bevochte Victorie tegens de Engelsche den 12 juni 1666.
Jan de Visscher Sculpsit
[n.d., c.1666]
Engraving, sheet 490 x 340mm (19¼ x 13¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; fold through centre. Small tear on right edge.
Abraham van der Hulst (1619 - 1666), Dutch admiral. Van der Hulst captained the 'Groningen' ship during the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-4) and subsequently blockaded Portugal in the later stages of the Dutch-Portuguese war (1601-61). He then returned to action against the English in the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-7). He fought in the Battle of Lowestoft, a heavy defeat for the Dutch in which van der Hulst's conduct saw him promoted to admiral. He was second-in-command to Cornelis Tromp in the 'Four Days Battle' (11 June to 14 June) off the Isle of Thanet, which remains one of the longest naval engagements in history. Van der Hulst commanded the ship the 'Spiegel' and was shot in the chest by a bullet and died on June 12th. This print commemorates his participation in the battle, which can be seen taking place in the background. Van der Hulst was buried in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, where a marble tomb by Artus de With was erected in his memory.
For other impressions see refs. 229 and 31881.
[Ref: 42790]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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