Caption:
Allegory of the death of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, April 29, 1676. Mausoleum with the body of the deceased naval hero being adorned by the Dutch Virgin, the Amsterdam City Virgin and a woman bearing his family crest. Behind them Mercury, Fortune, Force and other allegorical figures. On either side, two columns with depictions of De Ruyter's victories. Below, an inscription on the pedestal of one column in Latin, Allegory of the Death of Michiel de Ruyter, 1676, print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe, (mentioned on object), Romeyn de Hooghe, (attributed to), Amsterdam, 1676 - 1677, paper, etching, h 530 mm × w 420 mm