Axial Commons Image Treasury
Sailing warships battle amid smoke and clouds on grey sea, red flags flying, small boats with men in foreground.

The Battle of the Sound with the Eendracht Engaging Two Swedish Warships, 1658

A large naval battle unfolds on a broad, grey-blue sea under billowing clouds and drifting smoke. Tall sailing warships with white and grey sails, gilded sterns and red flags fire and manoeuvre, while small boats and men in the foreground struggle in the water.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1670
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2589 px
Download full size
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1670.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Batalla del Sound: Eendracht contra dos navíos suecos, 1658

Una gran batalla naval se desarrolla sobre un mar amplio de tono gris azulado, bajo nubes abultadas y humo disperso. Altos navíos de guerra con velas blancas y grises, popas doradas y banderas rojas disparan y maniobran, mientras botes pequeños y hombres en primer plano luchan en el agua.

Português: Batalha do Sound: Eendracht contra dois navios suecos, 1658

Uma grande batalha naval se desenrola sobre um mar amplo de tom cinza-azulado, sob nuvens volumosas e fumaça dispersa. Altos navios de guerra com velas brancas e cinzentas, popas douradas e bandeiras vermelhas disparam e manobram, enquanto pequenos botes e homens em primeiro plano lutam na água.

More from The Sea and Ships

Engraved allegory with winged figures and cherubs on clouds above a harbour with ships and a distant town, in sepia tones.The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their Grey monochrome painting of several sailing warships with billowing sails in rough sea under a cloudy sky, with smoke drifting over the water.Episode uit de Vierdaagse Zeeslag, 11-14 juni 1666, in de Tweede Engelse Zeeoorlog (1665-6Etching of a rowboat with hooded figures on choppy river at night, with a row of old buildings and arched bridge along the far bank under a stormy sky.An episode in 'Jack Sheppard' by W.H. Ainsworth: Owen Wood, on the river Thames in a storStormy seascape with a beached sailing boat, women in shawls on wet sand, and a horse and cart near dunes under a dark sky.View of the Sea at ScheveningenPainting of many wooden sailing warships in battle on rough sea, with flags flying and dark smoke rising behind them under a pale cloudy sky.Episode uit de Vierdaagse Zeeslag, 11-14 juni 1666, in de Tweede Engelse Zeeoorlog (1665-1Etching of a cloaked figure beside an animal at center, a ship with sail and standing figure at right, classical columns and a crowd at left.The Ship of Fortune