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Sailing warships battle amid smoke and clouds on grey sea, red flags flying, small boats with men in foreground.

Battle of the Sound: Eendracht Against Two Swedish Warships, 1658

A large naval battle unfolds on a broad, grey-blue sea under billowing clouds and drifting smoke. Tall sailing warships with white and grey sails, gilded sterns and red flags fire and manoeuvre, while small boats and men in the foreground struggle in the water.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1670
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2589 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1670.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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