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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

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

A Calm at Sea

Willem van de Velde, 1650 - 1707

Oil painting of a 17th-century naval battle with sailing ships, gunsmoke, rowing boats and a fortress by a coastal town.

The Defeat of the Spanish at Gibraltar by a Dutch Fleet under the Command of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607

Adam Willaerts, 1639

Painting of a naval bombardment in a harbour, with many sailing warships, thick smoke and fires under a cloudy sky.

The Attack of the Combined Anglo-Dutch Squadron on Algiers, 1816

Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes, 1817

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

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

Painting of burning English warships on a river with smoke, Dutch ships, small boats and a fortified town at left.

The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667

Jan van Leyden, 1667 - 1669

Painted naval battle in a bay beneath rocky hills, with sailing ships, smoke, and marching troops on the shore.

Victory over the Spanish near Gibraltar by a Fleet Commanded by Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607

Adam Willaerts, 1617

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)

Willem van de Velde, 1650 - 1707

Panoramic oil painting of Dutch warships and burning shore on a broad river under a cloudy sky.

Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667)

Willem Schellinks, 1667 - 1678

Oil painting of a crowded naval battle with sailing warships, flags and gunsmoke on green waves under a warm sky.

Clash of the Dutch and British Fleets during the Passage of the Dutch Flotilla to Boulogne (1804)

Martinus Schouman, 1806

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

Willem van de Velde, c. 1660

Oil painting of Dutch sailing ships and galleys before a fortified harbour wall and hillside under a cloudy sky.

View of Algiers

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1662 - 1668

Seventeenth-century seascape with sailing ships, a rocky coast, a beacon and figures on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Ships off a Coast

Adam Willaerts, 1628

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…

Willem van de Velde, 1669

Grey-toned harbour scene of many sailing ships with tall masts and crowds of people and horse carts on a cobbled quay.

Mustering the Fleet in the Harbor of Vlissingen, 1804

Engel Hoogerheyden, 1804 - 1805

Oil painting of sailing ships at anchor on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with a figure on the shore.

Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea

Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679

Oil painting of a sailing boat on calm water under cloudy skies, with a fisherman on the shore at left.

Calm Sea

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1650 - 1676

Grey monochrome view of many sailing ships and rowing boats crowded on choppy water under heavy clouds.

The Fleet Leaving the Port of Vlissingen, 1804

Engel Hoogerheyden, 1804 - 1805

Oil painting of a naval squadron of tall sailing warships in a bay, with smoke rising and rowing boats between the ships.

Dutch, English, French and American Squadrons in Japanese Waters during the Expedition led by the French Commander Co…

jonkheer Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1864

Oil painting of sailing ships in a harbour before a walled city with towers, hills and a cloudy sky.

View of Batavia

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1640 - 1676

Oil painting of a naval battle in a harbor, with smoking warships, a crowd on a quay, cannons, and a Dutch flag.

The Battle near Livorno (14 March 1653)

Cornelis Tromp, after 1653 - 1660

Painting of a Dutch three-masted ship with orange, white and blue flags sailing in choppy water under heavy clouds.

Ships off the Coast

Jacob Gerritz Loef, c. 1652

Oil painting of a sailing boat on a stormy beach with figures on wet sand and a rocky headland under grey clouds.

Along the Coast

Louis Meijer, 1840 - 1850

Men pulling a staff in a tug-of-war on a shore, watched by a crowd, with a fleet of sailing ships on the sea behind.

Battle for the Gold Staff (Dominion of the World)

Adam Willaerts, c. 1615 - c. 1630

Couple with a servant under a gold parasol beside an orange tree, with Dutch ships in a harbour behind them.

A chief merchant of the VOC with his wife and an enslaved servant

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, c. 1650 - c. 1655

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

Willem van de Velde, c. 1665

Oil painting of a crowded harbour with a ferry boat of passengers, sailing ships and rowboats under a dark stormy sky.

Harbor with Sailboats and Ferry Boat

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1650 - 1675

Painting of a walled coastal town across a harbor, with sailing ships with Dutch flags and dramatic clouds overhead.

View of Salee, Morocco

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1662 - 1668

Painting of ships and boats on calm water beside a harbour town with a stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Ships near Zierikzee with the Zuidhavenpoort in the Background

Hendrick van Anthonissen, 1640

Painting of a crowded naval battle with sailing ships and gunsmoke in the foreground, and a walled city on the distant shore.

Battle between Dutch and Spanish Ships on the Haarlemmermeer

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1629