de Flagmen of Lowestoft door Sir Peter Lely
De toenmalige vijand Engeland had ook zijn zeehelden. Na de Engelse overwinning bij Lowestoft op 13 juni 1665 tijdens de Tweede Engelse Oorlog (1665-1667), kreeg de van origine Nederlandse portretschilder Sir Peter Lely de opdracht om voor de broer van de Engelse koning Charles II de admiraals en officieren te portretteren die tijdens de Slag bij Lowestoft hadden gevochten. Het werd een reeks van dertien portretten. Je ziet hier precies dezelfde stoere mannen als op de postzegels met Nederlandse zeehelden.
zes portretten uit de serie Flagmen of Lowestoft door Sir Peter Lely
The Flagmen of Lowestoft are a collection of thirteen paintings by Sir Peter Lely, painted in the mid 1660s. They were originally part of the Royal Collections, though most were gifted to Greenwich Hospital in the nineteenth century, and are now in the care of the National Maritime Museum. The paintings are of prominent naval officers, most of them of flag rank, who had fought at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665. Lely at the time was Principal Painter to King Charles II.
The paintings were commissioned from Lely by James, Duke of York, brother of King Charles II, in late 1665. James had commanded the English fleet against the Dutch at the Battle of Lowestoft on 13 June 1665, and the portraits were intended to commemorate those who had served under him as junior flag officers and captains of some of the ships. The full set consists of thirteen portraits of admirals and senior officers, or ‘Flaggmen‘ as they were known at the time.
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The paintings were commissioned from Lely by James, Duke of York, brother of King Charles II, in late 1665. James had commanded the English fleet against the Dutch at the Battle of Lowestoft on 13 June 1665, and the portraits were intended to commemorate those who had served under him as junior flag officers and captains of some of the ships. The full set consists of thirteen portraits of admirals and senior officers, or ‘Flaggmen‘ as they were known at the time.
Bron: en.wikipedia.org
Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682) werd ten voeten uit geschilderd in de serie Flagmen of Lowestoft
zes portretten uit de serie Flagmen of Lowestoft door Sir Peter Lely
De Engels-Nederlandse Oorlogen
Eerste Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog (1652-1654)
Tweede Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog (1665-1667)
Derde Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog (1672-1674)
Vierde Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog (1780-1784)
De Slag bij Lowestoft 1665
door Hendrik van Minderhout
door Hendrik van Minderhout
