The painting depicts the dutch fleet off goeree, where it was protecting its commercial fleet from possible english attack. Some of the ships on the canvas have been identified: on the left we see the vrede and next to it near the centre the due helden davids', slightly further back is the flagship the eendmcht. Object Type: painting. Date: 1664. Dimensions: height: 70 cm (27.5 in); width: 98 cm (38.5 in).. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Willem van de Velde, the Younger, The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Straits (Guinea) (1664)
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