# Battle of Gibraltar in 1607

- By: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen (Haarlem, voor–1633)
- Date: c. 1621
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: support: height 136.8 cm x width 187 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2163--a589ae1f2df114e9436673a0dea754f3)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/10d8742ac2f17df209f79779733b8d2b.jpg
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A Spanish flagship is hit amidships by a smaller Dutch warship. It explodes in the middle of the Bay of Gibraltar. 25 April 1607: this is the first sea battle the Dutch fleet fights out with the Spanish beyond their own waters. It meets with great success. The Spanish losses are extensive: Spanish soldiers are catapulted into the air and drown in the sea. The painting is thus also meant to celebrate this spectacular Dutch victory.