WEDGWOOD XRARE HARRY BARNARD/B. BENTLEY ASSOCIATION MEDALLION OF M. H. VAN TROMP for Sale

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WEDGWOOD XRARE HARRY BARNARD/B. BENTLEY ASSOCIATION MEDALLION OF M. H. VAN TROMP For Sale

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WEDGWOOD XRARE HARRY BARNARD/B. BENTLEY ASSOCIATION MEDALLION OF M. H. VAN TROMP:
$375.00

FOR SALE....!Admiral Maarten van Tromp (1597-1653)late eighteenth century from the Royal collection Trust

Stoneware, gilt metal | 6.9 x 5.8 x 1.0 cm (whole object) |RCIN 45794

A portrait of Tromp byJan Lievens.

Wedgwood Medallion Portrait

Artist: HARRY BARNARD AND BERT BENTLEY ASSOCIATION NUMBER BB227

Sitter:Maarten Harpertszoon TromporMaarten van Tromp(23 April 1598 – 31 July 1653)

was anarmy generalandadmiralin theDutch navyduring much of theEighty Years\' Warand throughout theFirst Anglo-Dutch War. Son of a ship\'s captain, Tromp spent much of his childhood at sea, during which time he was captured by pirates and enslaved byBarbary Corsairs. In adult life, he became a renowned ship captain and naval commander, successfully leading Dutch forces fighting for independence in the Eighty Years War, and then against England in the First Anglo-Dutch War, proving an innovative tactician and enabling the newly independent Dutch nation to become a major sea power. He was killed in battle by a sharpshooter from an English ship.Several ships of the Royal Netherlands Navyhave carried the name HNLMSTrompafter him and/or his sonCornelis, also a Dutch Admiral of some renown.
Portrait medallion of MAARTEN HARPERTSZOON VAN TROMP ( 1598 - 1653 )Birth nameMaarten Harpertszoon TrompNickname(s)BestevaêrBorn23 April 1598
Brielle,Dutch RepublicDied31 July 1653(aged55)
Battle of ScheveningenBuriedOude Kerk,DelftAllegianceDutch RepublicYearsof service1607–1653Battles/wars

Action of 18 February 1639
Fight in the Channel
Battle of the Downs
Siege of Dunkirk

First Anglo-Dutch War
- Battle of Dungeness
- Battle of Portland
- Battle of the Gabbard
- Battle of Scheveningen†

Coat of ArmsSignature
Commemorative medal of Maarten van Tromp, struck 1653 shortly after his death
(Diameter: 7.18 cm / 2.82 in)SIZE JASPER MEDALLION : 3 INCHES IN HEIGHT
BY
2 3/8 INCHES WIDEEXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE AND USES .
BASE ON A MEDAL STRUCK IN 1653 JUST AFTER HIS DEATHMARKED WEDGWOOD AND M. H. VAN TROMP (0) PLUS LARGE ELONGATED 0 WITH BB227 WITHIN
2 FIRRING HOLES ON BACK
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