History of War

Solebay Tapestry restoration works

art of a series of tapestries to mark the 1672 Battle of Solebay, depicts the dramatic climax of the naval engagement between the English and the in the collection of the Queen’s House, Greenwich – belonging to the National Maritime Museum of the Royal Museums Greenwich – and was designed by the father and son team Willem Van de Velde the Elder and Younger around 350 years ago.

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