# Dutch Ships Ramming Spanish Galleys off the Flemish Coast in October 1602 \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VROOM, Hendrick Cornelisz.](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vroom-hendrick-cornelisz-rfe010501c1b6ec>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

An imposing Dutch ship under full sail, proudly flying the Dutch tricolour and the flag of the States-General, runs down two Spanish galley. The painting is signed and dated top centre on the flag: Vroom 1617.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)