Mortlake Tapestry of the Battle of Solebay, 1672
Artist: Thomas Poyntz (active 1677 - 1688)
Location: National Maritime Museum
Date: 1688
Dimensions: 380 x 510 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £500 (Total: £4,450)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 2314 (1968)
Provenance:
Horace Walpole; Colonel Horace Walpole of Heckfield Place, Winchfield; Earl of Iveagh.
Description:
One of three tapestries were woven to the designs of William Van der Velde the Elder. The tapestry shows the burning Royal James, flagship of the Earl of Sandwich, admiral of the blue squadron.
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