An illustration completed by an unknown draughtsman, of the Spanish Armada that set sail for England after decades of hostility between Spain's catholic King Philip II and the protestant Queen Elizabeth I, in the summer of 1588. The painting appears less like a painting than as a formal design in a mannered style but no other contemporary image of the Armada conveys a comparable sense of the drama and colour of the confrontation between the two fleets most likely to be the action of Gravelines, the only point at which large numbers of ships from both sides were engaged in sustained conflict.

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Size: 4814px × 3410px
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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