Robert Holmes Setting the Dutch Fleet on Fire at Terschelling
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Caption | During the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the English Rear Admiral Robert Holmes raided the Vlie estuary in August 1666, setting fire to a large Dutch merchant fleet of 150 ships moored between the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. As part of the same attack – which came to be known as Holmes’ Bonfire – he sacked and burnt down the village of West-Terschelling, killing mostly women and children. Date: 1666. Object ID: RP-T-1905-20. |
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Creator | Willem van de Velde (I), draughtsman, Noord-Nederlands (1611–1693) |
Artwork medium | paper, pencil, ink |
Credit | Rijksmuseum |
Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
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