# Michiel de Ruyter’s Goblet

- By: Nicolaes Loockemans (died 1673)
- Date: 1667
- Medium: gold (metal), email
- Classification: cup
- Dimensions: height 30 cm x diameter 15 cm
- Credit line: H.C.H.C. des Tombe Bequest
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-NM-9659--149b567515ca98dd8590149cff33ab8f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/pwWcx/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Adult profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The States of Holland rewarded Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter for his deeds with this precious cup. A continuous visual narrative showcases moments of the Dutch attack on the British war fleet on the Medway, largely destroying it. In the ensuing peace negotiations, it was eventually agreed that the British could keep New Netherland (the current state of New York). Among the territories the Netherlands retained were Suriname and the Moluccan island of Run with its many nutmeg plantations.