475386 Defeat of the Dutch Fleet by Admiral Blane, engraved by W. French (litho) by Cleveley, John the Younger (1747-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days\' Battle, 28 February-2 March 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War. The fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at Sea Robert Blake (1598??657) was attacked by a fleet of the Dutch Republic under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp (1598??653) escorting merchant shipping through the English Channel. ); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright.