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23-OCT-2014 Chris Brooker

The Man-of-War Brielle on the River Maas off Rotterdam, 1689

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1631-1708

Oil on canvas

In 1688 this ship carried Prince William III to England to drive the Catholic
King James II from power and to safeguard the Protestant faith. The Latin
inscription on the red flag translates as 'for faith and freedom'.
Bakhuysen painted this picture in 1689 - the year in which William III and
Mary Stuart were crowned king and queen of England.


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