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Jan van Speijk Debating whether to Set Fire to the Gunpowder
During the Belgian Revolution, Jan van Speijk was in command of a Dutch gunboat. When on 5 February 1831 the ship was in danger of falling into rebel Belgian hands, he decided to set fire to a keg of gunpowder. That moment is depicted here: Van Speijk has made up his mind, and his crew take to their heels. Van Speijk’s act of courage made him a national hero in the Netherlands.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/61B2
- http://iconclass.org/46C2711
- Belgische Revolutie
- Belgium
- Speijk, Jan Carel Josephus van
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/61B2
- http://iconclass.org/46C2711
- Belgische Revolutie
- Belgium
- Speijk, Jan Carel Josephus van
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1834
- 1834
Place-Time
- second quarter 19th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5415
- SK-C-221
Extent
- height 89 cm
- width 75 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1834
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:17:50.936Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:23.481Z