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The article focuses on the known painting, "The Harbour of Middelburg," by Adriaan van de Venne in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. According to Dr. Franken Dz., the painting shows Elizabeth Stuart's departure in 1613 from Middelburg, the town she visited after her marriage to Frederick V of the Palatinate, which had been solemnized in London, England. In addition, Laurens J. Bol dated the painting in 1625, interpreting it as Van de Venne's farewell to Middelburg when he left for the Hague that year. Moreover, a number of elements in the painting facilitate an exact dating and an analysis of the representation.