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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 a brown-sailed boat on a calm waterway under a heavy cloudy sky, with reeds and a second sailboat in the distance

Gray day with ships

Jacob Maris, 1877

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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

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

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

Portrait of a man in black and gold attire pointing toward a naval battle with ships on stormy water.

Aert van Nes (1626-1693), Vice Admiral

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1668

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

Dark harbour scene with crowded sailing masts, rigging, walking figures on a quay, and a grey stormy sky.

Harbour view in Dunkerque (or Dieppe?)

Antoine Vollon, 1880 - 1900

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