Bust of Piet Heyn
Piet Heyn became a seaman at a young age. When he was fifteen years old, he was taken prisoner by the Spanish and made to serve two years as a galley slave. After his release, Heyn pursued a career in the merchant marine: he held high-ranking positions in the Dutch West India Company. In 1628 he captured a Spanish treasure fleet (known as the ‘Silver Fleet’) off the coast of Cuba. A year later he perished at sea.
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Bust of Piet Heyn
Piet Heyn became a seaman at a young age. When he was fifteen years old, he was taken prisoner by the Spanish and made to serve two years as a galley slave. After his release, Heyn pursued a career in the merchant marine: he held high-ranking positions in the Dutch West India Company. In 1628 he captured a Spanish treasure fleet (known as the ‘Silver Fleet’) off the coast of Cuba. A year later he perished at sea.
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Piet Heyn became a seaman at a ...... year later he perished at sea.
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Piet Heyn ging al jong naar ze ...... r later sneuvelde Heyn op zee.
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BK-NM-2865-1
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Rijksmuseum
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Borstbeeld van Piet Heyn
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Bust of Piet Heyn
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1636
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1636
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breedte 38 cm
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depth 34 cm
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diepte 34 cm
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height 80 cm
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hoogte 80 cm
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width 38 cm
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second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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