Image: Battle of Malaga, 1704

Description: The en:Battle of Malaga, 13 August 1704 by Isaac Sailmaker, oil on canvas, at the en:National Maritime Museum, London. This shows the only fleet action fought at sea during the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-14 and it was inconclusive. Each fleet included 51 ships of the line and the action was fought in strict line order. The Anglo-Dutch commander-in-chief was Sir George Rooke and his Franco-Spanish opposite number was the Comte de Toulouse, a bastard son of Louis XIV. In the left foreground the French flagship, the 'Foudroyant', 104 guns, in starboard-quarter view, is closely engaged to starboard with Rooke in the 'Royal Katherine', 90 guns. In the extreme left foreground is the port quarter of a Spanish ship and to the right of the flagships and in the background are groups of ships in action. The Spanish coast is seen in the distance. French galleys are also shown towing the French ships in and out of the action. The artist has shown the battle from a high horizon, depicting a panoramic view and colourful emphasis on flags and ensigns. Although the battle itself was indecisive and neither side lost a ship, the casualties were heavy and it put an end to the Franco-Spanish attempt to capture Gibraltar. Sailmaker was born in Scheveningen in 1633 and emigrated to England when young. He was an early marine painter working in England prior to 1710, although he had not benefited from the typical marine artist's apprenticeship. He was, however, among the artistic followers of the van de Veldes, who left Holland for England in 1672 and established a flourishing school of marine painting in London. Measurements: Painting: 394 mm x 521 mm; Frame: 462 mm x 586 mm x 60 mm
Title: The Battle of Malaga, 13 August 1704 title QS:P1476,en:"The Battle of Malaga, 13 August 1704 " label QS:Len,"The Battle of Malaga, 13 August 1704 " label QS:Lnl,"De slag by Malaga, 13 augustus 1704"
Credit: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11832.html
Author: Isaac Sailmaker
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