Antique Print of the Overrun of Jan Van Speijk's Gunboat by Madou 'circa 1831'

Other Prints · 19th century

Antique Print of the Overrun of Jan Van Speijk's Gunboat by Madou 'circa 1831'

€ 1 000

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1831
Sheet size: 51.5 × 62 cm (20.3 × 24.4 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-12515

Condition

Image trimmed. Shows some wear and creasing. Few small defects, slightly affecting image. Blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Van Speyk 5 Febr: 1831'. Large antique print on chine collé, it shows the overrun of Jan van Speijk's gunboat by Belgian insurgents, 5 February 1831. Jan van Speijk is about to throw the burning fuse into the hold, pointing his right hand at the waving Dutch flag. On the right a boy jumps overboard. Engraved by Jean Baptiste Madou after a painting by Jacob Joseph Eckhout. Published circa 1831.