Category Archives: Dutch

Adriaen Banckert 1615-1684

Adriaen van Trappen Banckert  was a Dutch admiral. In English literature he is sometimes known as Banckers. His first name is often rendered in the modern spelling Adriaan. Van Trappen was the original family name, but the family was also and better known under the name of Banckert. In the 17th century Netherlands such a situation was solved by combining the two names.
Size 12.5 x 20 cms
Price £28.00

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Johan de Witt 1625-1672

Dutch statesman and a major political figure in the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, when its flourishing sea trade in a period of globalization made the republic a leading European trading and seafaring power – now commonly referred to as the Dutch Golden Age
Size 15.5 x 20 cms
Price £28.00

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Ernest-Casimir de Nassau-Dietz 1573-1632

Ernest Casimir was primarily known as an outstanding military leader during the Eighty Years’ War. He served under Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, in the siege of the cities of Steenwijk and Oldenzaal, and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, during the Siege of Groenlo and the Siege of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. As Stadtholder of Groningen, he founded the Nieuweschans fortress in 1628

Size 18 x 26 cms
Price £28.00

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Michiel de Ruyter 1607-1676

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter was a Dutch admiral. His achievements with the Dutch Navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars earned him the reputation as one of the most skilled naval commanders in history
Size 12 x 17.5 cms
Price £28.00

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