Jan van Speijk about to throw the fuse into the hold, 1831, The overrun of Jan van Speijk's gunboat by Belgian rebels, February 5, 1831. Jan van Speijk is about to throw the burning fuse into the hold, with He points his right hand to the waving Dutch flag. On the right a boy jumps overboard. Numbered top right: XC., print, print maker: Dekker, (mentioned on object), after painting by: Jacob Joseph Eeckhout, (mentioned on object), after painting by: Gustave Wappers, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, printer: Haarlem, 1853 - 1861, paper, height, 163 mm × width, 241 mm

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