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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

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

Painting of a flat meadow landscape with a thatched farmhouse, trees, a canal, and a figure in a rowing boat under grey sky.

Autumn Landscape

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, c. 1875 - c. 1903

Painting of fishing boats with brown sails in choppy surf, with fishermen and women carrying baskets on the wet sand.

Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, c. 1875 - c. 1885

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 sunlit Dutch waterway with sailing boats, a windmill, a red-roofed cottage and a woman with a child on a pa

The Trekvliet near Rijswijk, known as ‘View near the Geestbrug’

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1868

Painting of a stone bridge over a river with rowers in a boat, a sunlit tree, cottages and a dark stormy sky.

Landscape with a Stone Bridge

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1638

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

Family group dining on a harbour pier with sailing ships, flags, dogs and a distant city skyline behind them.

The Bakhuysen and de Hooghe Families dining at the Mosselsteiger (Mussel Pier) on the Y, Amsterdam

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1702

Night naval scene of a three-masted warship beside a boat, with smoke and fire over a harbor during a bombardment.

The fire on the Wharves of Algiers, shortly after the commencement of the Bombardment by the Anglo-Dutch Fleet, 27 Au…

Nicolaas Baur, 1816 - 1820

Painting of riders, sheep and a dog by a rocky cliff, with a ferry boat carrying cattle crossing a river on the right.

Ferry Boat

Adriaen van de Velde, 1666

Oil painting of a Dutch warship with billowing sails on choppy water, surrounded by small boats, with a city skyline behind.

The warship Brielle on the Maas near Rotterdam

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1689

Naval painting of Anglo-Dutch sailing warships under smoky, fiery skies during a night bombardment at sea.

The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen putting out the Al…

Nicolaas Baur, 1818

Painting of horses hauling a beached fishing boat onto sand, with two sailboats and figures on a pale, misty shore.

Launching a pink-sterned fishing boat into the sea

Anton Mauve, 1870

Painting of a 17th-century naval battle with sailing warships, gun smoke, and a stormy cloudy sky over choppy water.

Battle of Terheide

Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten, 1653 - 1666

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

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

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

Oil painting of a busy harbor canal with sailing ships, flags, a town skyline, and a crowd of riders and carts on a dike.

The departure of a dignitary from Middelburg

Adriaen van de Venne, 1615

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

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

Willem van de Velde, 1658 - 1693

Oil painting of a ceremonial barge with Dutch flags in a busy harbour, surrounded by boats and a crowd before a city.

Arrival of Charles II, King of England, in Rotterdam, 24 May 1660

Lieve Pietersz. Verschuier, c. 1660 - c. 1665

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

The conquest of the Royal Prince

Willem van de Velde, c. 1670

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

Painting of fishing boats on a beach with fishermen and women sorting fish under a cloudy sky.

Fishing Boats on the Beach with Fishermen and Women Sorting the Catch

Wijnand Nuijen, 1835

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

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

Watercolor of brown-sailed fishing boats in choppy surf under a heavy grey sky, with seagulls and distant ships.

Fishing Boats in the Surf

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1841

Oil painting of Dutch sailing ships on calm water, with a crowded rowing boat and puffs of gunsmoke under a cloudy sky.

The greeting of the government sloop by the inland fleet

Jan van de Cappelle, 1650

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

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