David Kleyne

( Bergen op Zoom  1753 - 1805  Middelburg )

Arrival of the 131st demi-brigade 'de Bataille' at Flushing

oil on panel, 38 x 45 cm
signed on driftwood l.r.: D. Kleijne Fe.
ex collection Rob Kattenburg
purchased by the National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam

Under the terms of the treaty of 16 May 1795, the Dutch Republic ceded Maastricht, Venlo, Flanders and Limburg to France, which was allowed to station a garrison at Flushing. This painting illustrates the arrival of the French troops at Flushing between July and December 1795. The transports are of the poon type, one of the commonest vessels in Zeeland waters in this period.