LOOCKEMANS, Nicolaas
(d. 1673, Den Haag)

Covered goblet

1667
Gold and enamel, height 30 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This goblet was presented to Admiral Michiel de Ruyter during a banquet to honour the admiral for his daring and successful raid on the English naval base at Chatham, which was decisive in turning the tide of the Second Anglo-Dutch War of 1665-67 in the Republic's favour.

Nicolaas Loockemans was a goldsmith in The Hague. The enamelling was probably assigned to an unidentified specialist.