File:Ludolf Bakhuizen - The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692.jpg

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Ludolf Bakhuizen: The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692  wikidata:Q50861365 reasonator:Q50861365
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Ludolf Bakhuizen  (1630–1708)  wikidata:Q468214
 
Ludolf Bakhuizen
Alternative names
Ludolf Backhuijzen, Ludolf Backhuizen, Ludolph Backhuyzen, Ludolph Backhuysen, Ludolf Bakhuysen
Description Dutch painter, drawer, printmaker and miniaturist
Date of birth/death 28 December 1630 Edit this at Wikidata 7 November 1708 or 8 November 1708
Location of birth/death Emden Edit this at Wikidata Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1649–1707
Work location
Amsterdam (1649-May 1662), Hoorn (May 1662-May 1663), Amsterdam (May 1663-November 1708)
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creator QS:P170,Q468214
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Title
The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692 Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lfr,"bataille de Barfleur, 29 mai 1862"
label QS:Lde,"Die Seeschlacht von Barfleur, 19. Mai 1692"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Early in 1692, James II was at Cherbourg, preparing to re-invade England with French help. On 17 May the French fleet sailed from Brest and were attacked by a superior Anglo-Dutch force under Admiral Russell, off Cape Barfleur. The French escaped but a few days later the allies burnt three of their ships including their flagship the 'Soleil Royal', 104 guns, in Cherbourg Bay. On 23-24 May, James II saw 12 more French ships and most of his transports burnt in the Bay of La Hogue. This ended all real hope of regaining his throne. The French commander off Barfleur was the Comte de Tourville. With a force half the size of the Anglo-Dutch fleet and hampered by fog, put up a brave fight. The focal point in the painting is de Tourville's flagship 'Soleil Royal', shown in the middle distance to the left of centre and in starboard-quarter view, in close action with the allied fleet flagship 'Britannia', on her starboard side. She is running before the wind, as are the fleets in general. This interpretation ignores the presence of fog and falsely indicates that the visibility is good. Astern of the 'Soleil Royal', firing her chase guns, is the flagship of Vice-Admiral-General van Callenburgh, and close on her port side a Dutch ship is also in chase. Beyond them and behind are other Dutch ships with, in the middle, an English smack-rigged royal yacht beating across them on the starboard tack. In the left foreground is a sinking French ship and to the right a number of boats and barges. A burnt-out wreck smoulders on the extreme right foreground.
Date 1693 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 157.5 cm (62 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 233.5 cm (91.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+157.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+233.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1199924
Accession number
BHC0331 (National Maritime Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Notes
English: The artist was initially a calligrapher in his native Germany before moving to Amsterdam. There, he was inspired by the grisaille drawings of van de Velde the Elder. Later, he was introduced to marine painting in oils in the studios of van Everdingen and Dubbels. He was a contemporary of van de Velde the Younger and shared with him a concern for painting ships with accuracy and understanding.
References Royal Museums Greenwich
Source/Photographer www.nmm.ac.uk

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