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The Battle of Texel was the last battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672–1674 between the Dutch on one side and the English and French on the other. It represented the final attempt by the Allies to destroy the Dutch fleet and leave the coast free for an invasion of Holland from the sea. In the left foreground is the ship of the Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Tromp. It is not possible to identify the vessel positively, since Tromp transferred ship during the action. Although it probably the 'Comeestar', 70 guns, it may be the 'Gouden Leeuw', 80 guns, in which Tromp began the battle. His double-prince flag is at the main, and another at the fore, with a pendant apparently flying at the mizzen. Behind the flagship is a disabled Dutch ship bearing a shield on her stern with five or six diagonal stripes with lion supporters.
In the central foreground is the wreckage of a mast with figures clinging to it and, to the right, a ship's barge rescuing people from another sinking barge. In the right corner three men are shown clinging to a small piece of wreckage. In the distance showing through and above the smoke of battle are a number of ships, both Dutch and English. The sky is infused with the golden glow of a sunset, with clouds parting in the centre of the canvas. The smoke rising from the burning ships rises up to mingle with the clouds.
Title
The Battle of the Texel, 11–21 August 1673
Date
c.1680
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 114.3 x W 185.4 cm
Accession number
BHC0314
Work type
Painting