Caption:
Portrait of fleet captain Cornelis Tromp. In the background a naval battle. Above center the motto: Fortes Creantur Fortibus, meaning: Strong bring forth strong. Cornelis Tromp was the son of Dutch admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp. Below in the margin two four-line verses in Dutch, Portrait of Cornelis Tromp, print maker: Michiel Mosijn, intermediary draughtsman: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1640 - 1655, paper, engraving, etching, h 430 mm × w 344 mm