Northern Netherlands, Velde, Willem van de (I), The Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672, just after two o'clock in the afternoon, seen from the northwest: right part, The Battle of Solebay between the Dutch and united English and French fleets on 7 June 1672. The following Dutch ships can be seen on this sheet: the 'Groot Hollandia' by Van Brakel, the 'Ridderschap' by Johan van Nes, the 'Zeven Provincieën' by Michiel de Ruyter, 'Dolfijn' by Van Ghent, 'Maagd van Dordrecht' by Johan de Liefde and 'Eendracht' by Aert van Nes. English ships are also depicted: 'Royal James', 'Charles' by John Harman, 'London' by Edward Spragge, 'Victory' by Lord Ossory, 'St. Michael' by the Duke of York, 'Royal Katherine', 'Fairfax', 'Cambridge' and 'Resolution'. The drawing forms a whole together with RP-T-00-403., drawing, teken, drawings, tekeningen, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, De Slag bij Solebay, 7 juni 1672, shortly after two o'clock in the afternoon, seen from the northwest: right part. This drawing, consisting of two parts, shows a moment from the Battle of Solebay in 1672. In this opening battle of the Third English Naval War, the Dutch fleet, led by Admiral De Ruyter, fought against the combined English-French fleet off the coast of Suffolk, at the height of Solebay. As in previous naval battles, Willem van de Velde sailed on the Dutch side aboard his galliot. The naval battle was in full swing. The left sheet shows, among other things, the Dolfijn, the ship of Lieutenant-Admiral Willem Joseph, Baron Van Ghent who would die in this battle. The burning ship Royal James is partly on the left and partly on the right. This frigate of Admiral Edward Mountagu, Earl of Sandwich, was hit by a Dutch fireship around two o'clock in the afternoon. The Royal Prince, the Duke of York's flagship, which was so damaged before noon that the Duke was forced to transfer his flag to St. Michael's, had originally been placed by Van de Velde above the south axis of the compass rose on the right, but
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