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For Simon de Vlieger’s contemporaries, such a scene would have undoubtedly evoked reassuring thoughts of national security and the naval power for which Holland was famous. And they would have immediately recognised the national flags and insignia displayed on the frigates. The nearer one has the arms of the Province of Holland on its stern and a Dutch flag at the top of the main mast, and there is a Dutch ensign at the stern of the more distant frigate. The boats at the jetty are service vessels which may be running supplies or people out to the men-of-war.
Title
A View of an Estuary, with Dutch Vessels at a Jetty and a Dutch Man-of-War at Anchor
Date
about 1645-50
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 88.5 x W 122 cm
Accession number
NG4455
Acquisition method
Lord Revelstoke Bequest, 1929
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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