Posthumous Portrait of Aucke Stellingwerff, Admiral of Friesland, Killed in 1665 at Lowestoft by a Cannonball
Painter: Lodewijk van der Helst
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Medium: oil on canvas
Description: Posthumous portrait of Aucke Stellingwerff, admiral of the admiralty of Friesland, killed in 1665 at Lowestoft by a cannonball. Portrait in half figure, seated in a chair, left hand on cannonball lying on a table in front of him. Also on the table: a helmet with plumes, command staff, coins, a print or map, a pouch, a box of jewelry and a globe.