Now for something different. This is the "Armada Portrait" of Queen Elizabeth I that was painted sometime during 1588 or 1589 and commemorates England's victory over the Spanish when Spain attempted an invasion of England in 1588. It's an interesting campaign and the one thing I can't figure out is why the Spanish opted to try and link and transport elements of the Spanish Army stationed in Flanders (The Duke of Parma's forces). In my opinion, they should have tranported troops directly from Spain and make a run for England's southern shore.
Fortunately for the English, the Spanish opted for a more complex campaign plan and it failed in the face of bad weather, superior English strategy and ships, and poor planning on the part of the Spanish.
The artist is unknown.
Fortunately for the English, the Spanish opted for a more complex campaign plan and it failed in the face of bad weather, superior English strategy and ships, and poor planning on the part of the Spanish.
The artist is unknown.
Here's another one entltled: Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 8 August 1588 by Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, painted 1796 depicts the battle of Gravelines:
Here's a small map of the Spanish Armada's progress:
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