Invitation to the funeral of Michiel de Ruyter

Bruno Spanceerder, 1677

The funeral of Admiral de Ruyter, which took place on 18 March 1677 in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, was an imposing event that drew many spectators. A select company was invited to the actual ceremony, which lasted several hours. An even smaller group was permitted to visit the naval hero’s family after the ceremony, also by special invitation.

  • Artwork typeletter
  • Object numberNG-29
  • Dimensionsheight 15.9 cm x width 20.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicspapier

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Invitation to the funeral of Michiel de Ruyter

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-29

  • Description

    Aan één zijde bedrukt briefje met horizontale, verticale en diagonale vouwnaden. Gesigneerd; r.: By B. Spanceerder. Gedateerd; midden boven: 't Jaar 1677. Opschrift; m.: 't Jaar 1677. / Tegens Donderdag den 18 Maart, Word UE. ter begravenis gebeden met het Lijk van / MICHIEL DE RUYTER, / HERTOG, RIDDER &c. / Lt. ADMIRAAL GENERAAL / van Holland en Westvriesland. / Op 'tNieuwe Waals Eyland, als vriend in huys te komen, / om ten een uur precijs uyt te gaan na de / NIEUWE KERK. / UE Naam zal gelezen worden./ By B. Spanceerder.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘By B. Spanceerder’

Creation

  • Creation

    publisher: Bruno Spanceerder

  • Dating

    1677

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    papier

  • Dimensions

    height 15.9 cm x width 20.3 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1677

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of V.W.F.B. Schmidt, Schiedam

  • Acquisition

    gift 1935

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by vicar Victor Wilhelm Fürchtegott Bernhard Schmidt (1896 - 1946), Schiedam, to the museum, 1935

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