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Seascape with a fighting vessel firing her guns at left; various boats to the right and two men on the foreshore: 31.K.12-52

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Current Location: In storage

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Seascape with a fighting vessel firing her guns at left; various boats to the right and two men on the foreshore

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ruyter, Nicaise de
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Draughtsman: Velde, Willem I van de (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.12-52
Primary reference Number: 179033

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Seascape with a fighting vessel firing her guns at left; various boats to the right and two men on the foreshore" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/179033 Accessed: 2025-12-15 23:59:38

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