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title: Death of William Barents
author: National Maritime Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15098/death-of-william-barents/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Death of William Barents

_Authored by National Maritime Museum, London_

## Image File

[![Death of William Barents](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15098.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15098.jpg)

## Image Caption

Painting depicting the [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of William Barents (Willem Barentsz) (1550-1597). Oil on canvas, 1836, by Christiaan [Julius](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Julius/) Lodewijk Portman (1799–1868).

## Cite This Work

### APA
London, N. M. M. (2022, January 09). Death of William Barents. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15098/death-of-william-barents/>
### Chicago
London, National Maritime Museum,. "Death of William Barents." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 09, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15098/death-of-william-barents/>.
### MLA
London, National Maritime Museum,. "Death of William Barents." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jan 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15098/death-of-william-barents/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Death_of_Wiliam_Barents.jpg) by [**National Maritime Museum, London**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Death_of_Wiliam_Barents.jpg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 09 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.