HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits

jonkheer Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1864

Around 1860 Japan was in turmoil about whether or not the country should engage in trade with the West. In 1863 insurgents – advocates of an isolationist policy – fired on western vessels, including the Dutch warship Medusa, in the Shimonoseki Straits. In retaliation, the western allies mounted a military expedition to end the blockade. The Netherlands once again deployed HMS Medusa for this mission.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-2725
  • Dimensionsheight 68 cm x width 107 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits
    • HMS 'Medusa' Forcing the Passage through Shimonoseki Strait between Kyushu and Honshu, September 1864

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-2725

  • Description

    Z.M. Stoomschip 'Medusa' forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Simonoseki tussen Kioe-Sjioe en Hondo (Japan), september 1864. In het midden het schip dat vanuit vestingen op de wal beschoten wordt. Op de voorgrond een roeiboot en drenkelingen op wrakhout.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘E. v. Heemskerck v. Beest. f.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: jonkheer Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest

  • Dating

    1864

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 68 cm x width 107 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of A.T.J. de Casembroot-van de Poll

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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