VROOM, Hendrick Cornelisz.
(b. 1566, Haarlem, d. 1640, Haarlem)

Battle of Haarlemmermeer

c. 1621
Oil on canvas, 190 x 268 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This painting records the battle of the Dutch and Spanish navies on the inland lake of Haarlemmermeer during the Dutch Revolt against Spain, on 26 May 1573.