The warship de zeehondt is pulled by horses through the canal to the harbor head. On the right of the dike the dignitary rides with an escort on horseback. Also on the water is prince maurits' yacht. In the distance the profile of the city of middelburg. Possibly the departure of elisabeth stuart, queen of bohemia, the 'winter queen', has been imagined, may 12, 1613. [1]; departure of robert sidney in 1616, j. H. Kluiver, 'adriaen van de venne's 'view of the harbor of middelburg' identified as robert sidney's departure in 1616', oud holland 109 (1995), p. 121-142. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1615. Dimensions: height: 63.2 cm (24.8 in); width: 131.6 cm (51.8 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Het vertrek van een hoogwaardigheidsbekleder (Robert Sidney) uit Middelburg - The Departure of a Senior Functionary from the Port of Middelburg (Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne)
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