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Wapen van Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter
anonymous, in or after 1676 - in or before 1683
Arms of the De Ruyter family, made between 1676 and 1683. Michiel de Ruyter was a commoner by birth. In gratitude for his exploits against the Swedes, the king of Denmark ennobled the Dutch admiral in 1660. De Ruyter received a coat of arms of which the four quarters represented the Danish flag, a ship at sea, a gun and a horseman - a play on his name. The Spanish king awarded De Ruyter's son Engel a baronetcy in 1678. This added a heart-shaped shield with a lion to the family coat of arms.
- Artwork typeshield, wapenschild
- Object numberNG-NM-10415
- Dimensionsheight 38.5 cm x width 55 cm x thickness 6 cm