The Battel between the Spaniards and the Pyrats or Buccaniers before the Citty of Panama

Location

Country: Panama
City: Panama City
Place: British Embassy

Johannes Kip, an engraver, draughtsman and dealer, was born in Amsterdam in 1653 but later worked in Britain. He was associated with the court of William of Orange and moved to London shortly after William landed in England with his forces in 1688 to claim the English crown. Kip produced a large body of work for British publishers, ‘Britannia Illustrata’ being one of his most important projects.

Places

Panama, Panama City, Gulf of Panama

Subjects

pirate, buccaneer, horseback, seascape/coastal scene, townscape/cityscape, horse, sea, soldier, unnamed land battle, church, spire, ship

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), etching

Artist

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)

Title

The Battel between the Spaniards and the Pyrats or Buccaniers before the Citty of Panama

Date

1684

Medium

Etching

Acquisition

Purchased from Maggs Bros., May 1951

GAC number

1308