Posthumous Portrait of Aucke Stellingwerff, Admiral of Friesland, Killed in 1665 at Lowestoft by a Cannonball, Lodewijk van der Helst, 1670
1670
103.0 x 136.0 cm
Posthuum portrait of Aucke Stellingwerff, admiral of the Admiralty of Friesland, killed in 1665 near Lowestoft by a cannonball. Portrait halfway, sitting in a chair, with the left hand on the cannonball lying in front of him on a table. Further on the table: A helmet with plumes, command staff, coins, a print or card, a pouch, a box with jewelry and a globe.
Lodewijk Van Der Helst (? – ?)
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About this artwork
- Title: Posthumous Portrait of Aucke Stellingwerff, Admiral of Friesland, Killed in 1665 at Lowestoft by a Cannonball, Lodewijk van der Helst, 1670
- Artist: Lodewijk Van Der Helst
- Year: 1670
- Original dimensions: 103.0 x 136.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
- Color intensity: Monochromatic