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Model for the tomb of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp

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Flemish sculptor active in the Dutch Republic (1624–1698) · 1624–1698

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Date: 1654
Medium: terracotta (clay material), oak (wood)
Culture: Amsterdam
Institution: Rijksmuseum

In his design for the tomb of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp, Rombout Verhulst chose to represent the naval hero wearing his armour, his head resting on a cannon, with the medal he was once awarded in one hand, his commander’s baton in the other. The admiral was killed on 3 August 1653 off the cost of South Holland by English cannon fire. His real tomb is made of marble and stands in the Oude Kerk in Delft.

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