Lot 47: - Pieter Cornelisz. van Soest , active in Amsterdam 1640-1667 The Battle of the Downs oil on panel

Name: - Pieter Cornelisz. van Soest , active in Amsterdam 1640-1667 The Battle of the Downs oil on panel
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: ayt8d2jon9

Est: £8,000 GBP - £12,000 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 30, 2008

Item Overview

Description

oil on panel

Dimensions

measurements note 53.5 by 96.8 cm.; 21 by 38 1/8 in.

Artist or Maker

Pieter Cornelisz. van Soest

Notes

The naval Battle of the Downs took place near Dover on 21 October 1639 during the Eighty Years' War and was a decisive defeat of the Spanish, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, by the United Provinces, commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Harpensz. Tromp.

Auction Details

Old Master and Early British Paintings

Sotheby's

October 30, 2008, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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