De Tocht naar Chatham en de verovering van de Royal Charles, 1667 De beroemde Onderneming op de Rivieren van London en Rochester gedaan den 21, 22 en 23 Junij des Jaars 1667 (titel op object), RP-P-OB-77.687, Dirk Langendijk, 1782

Identification title(s): the journey to chatham and the capture of the royal charles, 1667. The famous venture on the rivers of london and rochester done on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of june 1667 (. . ) (title on object). Object type: print history print object number: rp-p-ob-77. 687. Catalog reference: fmh 2261-a. Atlas van stolk 2363. Inscriptions / marks: signature, bottom right, engraved: 'cut in copper by m. D. Sallieth, rotterdam's signature, bottom left, engraved: 'signed by dk langendyk, 1782' address, bottom center, engraved: 'published by dk langendyk, m. D. Sallieth and dirk de jong in rotterdam' caption, bottom center, engraved: 'the famous company on the rivers of london and rochester. . . ' caption, verso, handwritten: 'd langendijk / md sallieth / jk de jong'. Description: hand-to-hand combat in sloops, in the background the destruction of the english fleet at chatham, on the left the capture of the english flagship the royal charles on june 22, 1667. In the center of a sloop are cornelis de witt and michiel de ruyter, on the left captain jan van brakel shooting with his pistol. In the foreground the passed chain. Episode from the march to chatham on june 20-23, 1667 by the dutch fleet under de ruyter. The print includes a small sheet with the heads and names of the main characters. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: mathias de sallieth (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: dirk langendijk (mentioned on object), publisher: mathias de sallieth (mentioned on object), publisher: dirk de jong (mentioned on object), commissioned by: dirk langendijk (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rotterdam. Dating: 1782. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 508 mm × w 635 mm explanation with the signatures of sallieth, langendijk and de jong on the verso. Dedicated to johan and cornelis de witt, descendants of their famous ancestors. Subject: what: battle (+ naval force). Trip to chatham. When: 1667-06-22 - 1667-06-22. Where: chatham. Medway. Who: michiel adriaansz. De ruyter. Cornelis de witt. Jan van brakel. David vlugh. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: 1782.