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Rijksmuseum

87 works

Oil painting of a rough sea with a heeling white-sailed yacht, a fishing boat with two fishermen, and distant ships under a d

Rough Sea with a Dutch Yacht

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1694

Painting of a harbour with classical ruins, an obelisk, sailing boats and small figures under a cloudy sky.

Italian harbour view

Jacob van der Ulft, 1650

Oil painting of a squadron of sailing warships near a rocky coast, with a rowing boat and two figures on the rocks.

A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast

Jacob Bellevois, 1640 - 1676

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

Willem van de Velde, 1657

Seascape of Dutch warships with white sails and gunsmoke on grey water under a cloudy sky, with small rowing boats nearby.

Conquered English ships after the Four Days' Battle

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1666

Grey monochrome naval scene of sailing warships in line on choppy sea, with gun smoke and flags under a cloudy sky.

The sea battle against the Spaniards near Dunkirk

Cornelis Tromp, 1659

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’

Willem van de Velde, c. 1680

Painting of a calm sea with a sailing ship, a stooping figure on the shore, and distant boats under a cloudy sky.

Calm sea

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1650

Grey-toned seascape of sailing warships in battle, with smoke rising and wreckage floating on choppy water.

The sea battle near Livorno

Cornelis Tromp, c. 1659 - c. 1699

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

Willem van de Velde, c. 1666

Painting of a harbor with a crowded ferry, sailing ships and boats under a dark, stormy sky.

Harbor with sailing ships and ferry

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1650

Oil painting of a sailing boat with a large brown sail tilting through rough sea under dark clouds, with smaller boats on the

A Packet-Boat Sailing before the Wind

Pieter Mulier, c. 1640 - c. 1650

Painting of two sailing boats in rough sea under a cloudy sky, with a distant town and church tower on the left.

Fishing Boats in Choppy Waters

Jan Porcellis, c. 1630

Large Dutch sailing ships on a calm sea with white sails, small rowing boats, and a cloudy blue sky.

Dutch Ships in a Calm

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1665

Ink drawing of several sailing ships and a rowing boat on choppy water beside a wooden pier, with flags and clouds.

Ships near a Harbor

Experiens Sillemans, 1649

Oil painting of a harbor with an obelisk, classical ruins, sailing ships and small figures under a cloudy sky.

Italian harbor view

Jacob van der Ulft, 1650 - 1689

Painting of sailing ships and rowing boats on calm harbor water beside a quay, under a cloudy sky.

Ships in the harbor in calm weather

Jan Claesz. Rietschoof, 1675

Painting of Dutch sailing ships in a harbour roadstead, with a crowd on the quay and a large cloud overhead.

Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the 'Gouden Leeuw', the Flagship of Cornelis Tromp

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1671

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""

Willem van de Velde, 1630 - 1670

Painting of sailing ships and rowing boats in a windy harbour under a dark cloudy sky, with buildings at right.

Ships in the harbor in a strong breeze

Jan Claesz. Rietschoof, 1675

Oil painting of a rough sea with a large Dutch sailing ship, a smaller orange-sailed boat, a fishing boat, and stormy clouds.

Rough Sea with Ships

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1697

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

Ships after the Battle

Willem van de Velde, 1630 - 1672

Painting of sailing ships and small boats on choppy water before a town with a church spire and a castle, under a cloudy sky.

Ships off IJsselmonde

Aert Anthoniszoon, 1617

Oil painting of sailing boats on choppy sea under cumulus clouds, with a wading figure and distant ships.

Seas off the Coast, with Spritsail Barge

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1697

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

Willem van de Velde, c. 1650 - c. 1707

Oil painting of a sailing ship heeling in a storm on rough grey seas, with a small boat at left under dark clouds.

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

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1680

Painting of a busy harbour with tall sailing ships, flags, crowded rowboats and a windmill under a cloudy sky.

The keelhauling of the ship's surgeon of admiral Jan van Nes

Lieve Verschuier, 1660 - 1686

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

A Harbor

Willem van de Velde, 1650 - 1707

Painting of travelers with mules on a wooded path, a rocky cliff at right, and ships in a harbor at sunset.

Italian Landscape with a View of a Harbor

Oil painting of a large central galleon among many sailing ships on rough green sea, with small boats and swimming horses in

The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588

Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, c. 1620 - c. 1625