Mortlake Tapestry of the Battle of Solebay, 1672
Thomas Poyntz
- Art Funded
- 1968
- Dimensions
- 380 x 510 cm
- Vendor
- Christie's
One of three tapestries were woven to the designs of William Van der Velde the Elder.
The tapestry shows the burning Royal James, flagship of the Earl of Sandwich, admiral of the blue squadron.
Provenance
Horace Walpole; Colonel Horace Walpole of Heckfield Place, Winchfield; Earl of Iveagh.