Rapier of Michiel de Ruyter
In 1675 Michiel de Ruyter was presented with this rapier with a blood-coral hilt by the Marqués de los Vélez, Spanish Viceroy of Naples. De Ruyter and his fleet had foiled an imminent attack by the French fleet in the Bay of Naples. The equestrian figure on the hilt is a reference to the name De Ruyter (The Cavalryman or Rider).
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Rapier of Michiel de Ruyter
In 1675 Michiel de Ruyter was presented with this rapier with a blood-coral hilt by the Marqués de los Vélez, Spanish Viceroy of Naples. De Ruyter and his fleet had foiled an imminent attack by the French fleet in the Bay of Naples. The equestrian figure on the hilt is a reference to the name De Ruyter (The Cavalryman or Rider).
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In 1675 Michiel de Ruyter was ...... ter (The Cavalryman or Rider).
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In 1675 ontving Michiel de Ruy ...... naar de achternaam De Ruyter.
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NG-NM-10403
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Rijksmuseum
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Rapier of Michiel de Ruyter
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Rapier van Michiel de Ruyter
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c. 1675
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ca. 1675
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kling lengte 104,8 cm
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lengte 93 cm
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length 104.8 cm
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length 92.4 cm
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length 93 cm
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schede lengte 92,4 cm
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Collectie: wapens & militaria
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derde kwart 17e eeuw
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fourth quarter 17th century
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third quarter 17th century
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vierde kwart 17e eeuw
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