London, Pine, John, Adams, Robert, Vroom, Hendrik Cornelisz., Spiering, François, Lemprière, Clement, Reproduction of a tapestry about the Spanish Armada (22-23 July), English and Spanish fleet in the Channel near the Isle of Portland and Weymouth, with the coat of arms of the English Queen Elizabeth I at the top. In the foreground a mast of one of the ships breaks off. The representation (numbered V) is set in an ornamental border with eight portraits of commanders of the English fleet. In the middle above the portrait of Charles Howard, Lord High Admiral and commander in chief of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada. Above and below between the portraits ships' bows with spears and banners and flanked by putti. They are blowing a trumpet or shell, drumming, writing, etc. On the left and right are four putti at a triumphal or memorial column. Two putti are decorating the column with garlands. A third putti is writing down the events in a book; the fourth has a sword and an ouroboros in his hand. The ouroboros is a snake biting its own tail and is therefore a symbol of eternity. Furthermore, two eagles with lightning bolts, the four winds and two lions with a column or trident and a coat of arms. The right one shows the Anchor of Hope, the coat of arms of the English Admiralty. The depiction is part of a book about the Spanish Armada and the tapestries that were made about it on behalf of Charles Howard., print, engraving, book illustration, album leaf, prints, engravings, height 247 mm, width 478 mm, height 389 mm, width 612 mm, English, 1690 - 1756-05-04, print maker, printmaker, 1739-06-24 - 1739-06-24, paper, engraving (printing process), etching, - 1746, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, 1551 - 1630, after a design by, Northern Netherlands, 1566 - 1640-02-04, 1540 - 1595, inspirator, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

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