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Oil painting of a three-masted ship firing guns in a bay, smoke rising near a hillside town, with rowboats in the water.

HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits

jonkheer Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1864

Dutch sailing ships with flags in a harbor under clouds, with elegant figures and dockworkers on the shore.

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

Ludolf Bakhuizen, 1671

Oil painting of large sailing ships with flags surrounded by small boats on green water, with a city skyline on the right.

The return to Amsterdam of the second expedition to the East Indies

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1599

Grey wash drawing of large sailing warships with flags and rowing boats on calm sea under a cloudy sky.

"Council of War aboard ""The Seven Provinces"", the Flagship of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 10 June 1666, precedi…

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1666 - 1693

Painting of brown-sailed fishing boats on calm water under a soft golden cloudy sky, with fishermen working on deck.

Fishing Boats on Calm Water

Anthonie Waldorp, 1840

Painting of moored sailing boats with tall masts and rigging in a murky harbour, with a blue-painted hull in the foreground.

Ships in the ice

George Hendrik Breitner, 1901

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

Willem van de Velde, 1665

Dutch sailing warship ramming crowded Spanish galleys in rough sea, men falling into the water, smoke and ships in background

Dutch ships ramming Spanish galleys off the English coast, 3 October 1602.[1] Alternative title(s): Dutch ships rammi…

Cornelis Vroom, 1617

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

Painting of Dutch ships and small boats attacking burning English vessels near a fortified shore under thick smoke, 1667.

The Dutch burning English ships during the Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667.[1] Alternative title(s): De Hollanders s…

Jan van Leyden, 1667

Oil painting of a river view with a rowing boat, sailboats, tall trees and a church tower under a cloudy sky.

River View near Deventer

Salomon van Ruysdael, 1645

Oil painting of a three-masted ship and a small sailboat battling choppy waves under dramatic storm clouds.

Ships in a Turbulent Sea

Johannes Christiaan Schotel, 1826

Painting of a rough sea with a large ship, an orange-sailed boat, and a fisherman in a small boat under dramatic clouds.

Rough sea with Ships

Ludolf Bakhuizen, 1697

Oil painting of sailing ships and boats tossed on rough grey sea under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Seascape from the Zeeland Waters, near the Island of Schouwen

Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1825 - 1827

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

Hazy dusk view of a Dordrecht harbor with a church tower, ship masts, and dark boats under a golden sky.

Ships in the Port of Dordrecht

Jacob Maris, 1880

Stormy sea with sailing boats in rough waves under dramatic clouds, a low shoreline on the horizon.

Storm on the Meuse River

Hendrick Martensz Sorgh, 1668

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

Lunette panel of three Dutch sailing ships with billowing sails and flags on choppy sea under a golden hazy sky.

'Our Pioneers': Seventeenth-Century Ships at Sea

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1880

Winter scene of skaters, an ice-boat and a sleigh on a frozen canal before a brick town, painted in 1611.

Landscape with Frozen Canal, Skaters and an Ice-Boat

Adam van Breen, 1611

Oil painting of a Dutch harbour with a three-masted ship under the Dutch flag, figures on a quay, and a cloudy sky.

The Y at Amsterdam, with the Frigate 'De Ploeg'

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1680 - 1708

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

Oil painting of sailing warships in a smoky naval battle on choppy grey sea under a cloudy sky.

"Naval Battle between Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and the Duke of York on the ""Royal Prince"" during the Battle o…

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1691

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 a sailing ship being caulked on calm water, with small boats, workers and a cloudy sky.

Caulking of a Vessel

Lieve Pietersz. Verschuier, 1660 - 1686

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

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 Pietersz. Verschuier, 1660 - 1686