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Willem van de Velde

31 works

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Grey monochrome drawing of a large naval battle with many sailing ships, smoke clouds, and small boats on choppy water.

The sea battle at Terheide

1657

Grey monochrome painting of warships in battle at sea, with gun smoke, small boats and debris in choppy water.

Episode from the Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets in the Sound, 8 November 1658

1658 - 1693

Oil painting of a gilded Dutch warship with white sails in a naval battle, smoke and flagged vessels around it.

The conquest of the Royal Prince

c. 1670

Oil painting of a sailing ship heeling in a storm, with a small boat in heavy waves beneath dark clouds.

A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a Squall, Known as ‘The Gust’

c. 1680

Painting of a sailing ship firing a cannon, white smoke drifting over calm water with small boats and a distant vessel.

The cannon shot

c. 1680

Oil seascape of large sailing ships and small rowing boats on calm water under cumulus clouds, with gun smoke on the right.

Captured English Ships after the Four Days’ Battle

c. 1666

Grey monochrome painting of a naval battle with warships, gunsmoke, sinking vessels and rowing boats on choppy water.

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658

1665

Ink drawing of Dutch men-of-war sailing on rough sea, with a tricolour flag and crew in rowing boats in the foreground.

"Seascape with the Dutch Men-of-War including the "Drenthe" and the "Prince Frederick-Henry""

1630 - 1670

Grey monochrome drawing of several large sailing ships moored in a calm harbour with small boats and figures.

Ships after the Battle

1630 - 1672

Oil painting of a large sailing ship and small boats on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Ships near the Coast during a Calm

c. 1650 - c. 1707

Calm harbor with moored sailing boats, a wooden quay with figures, and a large ship in the hazy distance under clouds.

A Harbor

1650 - 1707

Calm harbor with sailing ships, rowing boats and figures under a large cloudy sky, painted in oil on canvas.

A Calm at Sea

1650 - 1707

Seascape of sailing boats and a large ship in choppy water under a cloudy sky, with a Dutch flag and a wooden jetty at left.

Ships near the Coast in windy Weather

c. 1650 - c. 1707

Fishermen unloading two beached fishing boats on a sandy shore beneath a cloudy sky, with dunes behind.

Fishing Boats on Shore (The Shore, Unloading a Fishing Smack)

1650 - 1707

Calm seascape of Dutch sailing ships at anchor under a blue sky with cumulus clouds, by Willem van de Velde II.

Ships at Anchor on the Coast

c. 1660

Monochrome ink drawing of tall sailing warships with flags and smoke in a harbour, with small rowing boats on calm water.

"The Failed Attack of the English on the Return Fleet in the Port of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: an episode from…

1669

Painting of large Dutch sailing ships with white sails and flags anchored on a calm sea beneath a cloud-filled sky, with smal

Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea

c. 1665

Grey monochrome naval scene of large sailing warships, flags and rowing boats in choppy sea amid battle smoke.

Die Eroberung der Royal Prince während der viertägigen Schlacht 1666

1672

Grey monochrome painting of a naval battle with warships, smoke, sinking vessels and small boats on choppy sea.

De zeeslag tegen de Spaanse Armada bij Duins

1659

Grey monochrome painting of a naval battle with large sailing warships on rough sea under a cloudy sky.

Episode from the Four Days' Battle, 11-14 June 1666, of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-67

1668

Monochrome drawing of ornate royal yachts with flags on calm water, rowing boats, and a crowd on the shore at right.

The Royal and State Yachts, possibly the Arrival of Charles II of England at Moerdijk, 1660

1660

Monochrome painting of a 1658 naval battle with tall warships, drifting smoke, and wreckage in the foreground water.

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658

1658

Calm sea scene with several sailing ships and rowboats under a large cloudy sky, painted in soft light.

Schepen voor de kust

1670

Grey monochrome seascape of sailing yachts with striped pennants on calm water, with rowboats and figures on the shore at low

Royal Yacht and State Yacht Sail from Moerdijk with Charles II, King of England, on board, 1660

1660

Circular seascape painting of a large Dutch ship at anchor with smaller vessels on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Ships at Anchor

1650

Calm sea with Dutch sailing vessels at anchor under large clouds, and a rowing boat with two men in the foreground.

Mer calme : deux petits cabotiers néerlandais à l'ancre bord-à-bord. Marine

1675

Painting of warships in a naval battle on rough grey sea, with smoke-filled sky and Dutch and English flags.

Episode from the Four Days' Naval Battle (11-14 June 1666)

1666

Pen and ink sketch of a dune landscape with peasant figures, a horse and cart, a village with church tower, and a boat.

Dune Scene with Peasant Figures

mid-1650s

Pen and ink drawing of a sailing ship with small boats on calm water, smoke from a salute at left, and a distant shoreline.

Yacht Receiving Salute

c. 1700

Grey wash drawing of several sailing ships on rough choppy sea, with a large sail at lower left and smaller ships on the hori

Shipping on a Rough Sea

1665?

Pen drawing of several three-masted ships on a calm sea, sketched as studies across one sheet of paper.

A sheet of studies of three-masters in a calm sea

1693

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