Ferdinand Bol

Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)

Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)

Visible à Salle 16

Michiel de Ruyter, Admiral of the Dutch Fleet, won a glorious battle against the English in the Four Days’ Battle of 1666. To commemorate this victory, he had his portrait painted by the Amsterdam portraitist Bol. In the background is a seascape with De Ruyter’s flagship.

The portrait is still in its original seventeenth-century frame. It is a gilded trophy frame boasting a wonderful collection of weaponry: drums, flags, cannons and powder kegs. De Ruyter’s coat of arms is displayed in the top centre.

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Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)

Visible à Salle 16

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Détails

Informations générales
Artiste Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht 1616 - 1680 Amsterdam)
Titre Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)
Nom de l'objet painting
Numéro d'inventaire 585
Visible à Salle 16
Détails des matériaux et techniques
Technique oil
Matériau canvas
Dimensions 157 x 135 cm
Inscriptions
Signed and dated at right, on the balustrade: fBol . fecit. Ao. 1667
fB in ligature

Origine

Admiralty Chamber, Amsterdam, 1667-1798; 's Lands Zeemagazijn, Amsterdam, 1798-after 1818; Ministry of the Navy, The Hague, after 1818-1894 (until 1889 in the 'marinemodellenkamer', 1889-1894 on loan to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam); acquired by exchange with the Rijksmuseum for another portrait of the same sitter attributed to Bol (Mauritshuis inv. no. 18), 1894