Willem van de Velde the Elder

Willem van de Velde the Elder

1611 — 1693

Dutch painter (c.1611–1693)

Willem van de Velde the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter, who produced many precise drawings of ships and ink paintings of fleets, but later learned to use oil paints like his son.

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A Calm at Sea

A Calm at Sea

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A Dutch two-decker and a galjoot lying-by with the fleet at sea, ca.1672

A Dutch two-decker and a galjoot lying-by with the fleet at sea, ca.1672

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A wijdschip and other vessels off a harbour

A wijdschip and other vessels off a harbour

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A wijdschip close-hauled in a moderate breeze

A wijdschip close-hauled in a moderate breeze

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Dutch flagship near the shore with a Swedish ship in the background

Dutch flagship near the shore with a Swedish ship in the background

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The Attack on Shipping in Tripoli, 24th January 1676

The Attack on Shipping in Tripoli, 24th January 1676

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The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

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The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

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The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

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The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

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The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

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The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673

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The Burning of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692

The Burning of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692

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The Second Battle of Schooneveld, 4 June 1673

The Second Battle of Schooneveld, 4 June 1673

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The wreck of HMS Gloucester off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682

The wreck of HMS Gloucester off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682

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Two merchant ships under sail in a moderate breeze

Two merchant ships under sail in a moderate breeze

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1600c

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A Dutch flagship, thought to be the Eendracht at anchor close in 1600c

A Dutch flagship, thought to be the Eendracht at anchor close in

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Calm: a kaag sailing out from the end of a pier 1600c

Calm: a kaag sailing out from the end of a pier

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Episode from the Four Day Battle at Sea, 11-14 June 1666, in the second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67) 1600c

Episode from the Four Day Battle at Sea, 11-14 June 1666, in the second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67)

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Marine 1600c

Marine

Willem van de Velde the Elder Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
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Seascape with Dutch men-of-war 1600c

Seascape with Dutch men-of-war

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The prince's yacht and the sate yacht leaving Moerdijk with Charles II of England on board, 1660 1600c

The prince's yacht and the sate yacht leaving Moerdijk with Charles II of England on board, 1660

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The prince's yacht and the state yacht, presumably awaiting the arrival of Charles II of England near Moersdijk, 1660 1600c

The prince's yacht and the state yacht, presumably awaiting the arrival of Charles II of England near Moersdijk, 1660

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A kaag and other vessels off a pier 1638

A kaag and other vessels off a pier

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Dutch Ships near the Coast 1640s

Dutch Ships near the Coast

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1645

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A Kaag and a Galjoot Close to the Shore with Witte de With in the 'Brederode' Leaving the Vlie, 9 June 1645 1645

A Kaag and a Galjoot Close to the Shore with Witte de With in the 'Brederode' Leaving the Vlie, 9 June 1645

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1649

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1649

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1649

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1649

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Two Boeier Yachts Close in to the Shore with a Flagship Coming in to Anchor 1649

Two Boeier Yachts Close in to the Shore with a Flagship Coming in to Anchor

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1650

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A Sea-piece with a Dutch Merchant Ship and a Swedish Flute 1650

A Sea-piece with a Dutch Merchant Ship and a Swedish Flute

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Sea with sailing ships 1650s

Sea with sailing ships

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Ships after a battle 1652

Ships after a battle

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The Batlle of Livorno, 14 March 1653: episode from the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-54) 1653

The Batlle of Livorno, 14 March 1653: episode from the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-54)

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Dutch ships coming to anchor near the shore 1654

Dutch ships coming to anchor near the shore

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The Dutch ship Oosterwijk under sail near the shore, in two positions 1654

The Dutch ship Oosterwijk under sail near the shore, in two positions

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The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 1655

The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653

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The Battle of Terheide 1657

The Battle of Terheide

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Episode from the Battle of the Sound between the Dutch and Swedish fleets, 8 November 1658 1658

Episode from the Battle of the Sound between the Dutch and Swedish fleets, 8 November 1658

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Episode from the Battle of the Sound between the Dutch and Swedish fleets, 8 November 1658 1659

Episode from the Battle of the Sound between the Dutch and Swedish fleets, 8 November 1658

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The Battle of Dunkirk 1659

The Battle of Dunkirk

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The Battle of the Downs 1659

The Battle of the Downs

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1660

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A Dutch Bezan Yacht and many other Vessels in a Crowded Harbour beside a Tavern 1660

A Dutch Bezan Yacht and many other Vessels in a Crowded Harbour beside a Tavern

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The Battle of the Sound, 8 November 1658 1660

The Battle of the Sound, 8 November 1658

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Two Dutch boeier yachts under sail 1660

Two Dutch boeier yachts under sail

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Two Dutch Merchant Ships Under Sail Near the Shore in a Moderate Breeze 1660

Two Dutch Merchant Ships Under Sail Near the Shore in a Moderate Breeze

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1665

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"Council of War aboard 'The Seven Provinces' the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, 10 June 1666, preceding the Four Days' Battle 1665

"Council of War aboard 'The Seven Provinces' the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, 10 June 1666, preceding the Four Days' Battle

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Episode from the Battle of the Sound between the Dutch and the Swedish fleets, 8 November 1658 1665

Episode from the Battle of the Sound between the Dutch and the Swedish fleets, 8 November 1658

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1668

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Episode from the Four Days Battle at Sea, 11-14 June 1666, in the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67) 1668

Episode from the Four Days Battle at Sea, 11-14 June 1666, in the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67)

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Dutch Attack on Harwich, July 1667 1669

Dutch Attack on Harwich, July 1667

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The unsuccessful English attack against the returning Dutch fleet in the harbor of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67) 1669

The unsuccessful English attack against the returning Dutch fleet in the harbor of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67)

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Dutch Battleships 1671

Dutch Battleships

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The Capture of the Royal Prince during the Four Days' Battle 1666 1671

The Capture of the Royal Prince during the Four Days' Battle 1666

Willem van de Velde the Elder Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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The Battle of the Texel (Kijkduin), 11/21 August 1673, the Engagement of the Two Fleets 1673

The Battle of the Texel (Kijkduin), 11/21 August 1673, the Engagement of the Two Fleets

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The English Yacht 'Portsmouth' at Anchor 1675

The English Yacht 'Portsmouth' at Anchor

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'Holmes's Bonfire', the burning of Dutch Merchant Ships between Terschelling and Vlieland, 19th August 1666 1676

'Holmes's Bonfire', the burning of Dutch Merchant Ships between Terschelling and Vlieland, 19th August 1666

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HMS Woolwich before a light breeze 1677

HMS Woolwich before a light breeze

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Calm: HMS Royal James, a royal yacht and other shipping 1678

Calm: HMS Royal James, a royal yacht and other shipping

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Ships and Militia by a Rocky Shore 1679

Ships and Militia by a Rocky Shore

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An English three-decker with the fleet in light airs 1680

An English three-decker with the fleet in light airs

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An English Three-decker in a Light Breeze with a Royal Yacht Sailing Towards her 1682

An English Three-decker in a Light Breeze with a Royal Yacht Sailing Towards her

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Calm: an English two-decker with sails loosed firing a salute 1682

Calm: an English two-decker with sails loosed firing a salute

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Dutch Herring Busses on the Fishing Ground 1682

Dutch Herring Busses on the Fishing Ground

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The Battle of the Texel (Kijkduin), 21 August 1673 1682

The Battle of the Texel (Kijkduin), 21 August 1673

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The Action of the Kingfisher with Seven Algerine Ships, 1 June 1681 1683

The Action of the Kingfisher with Seven Algerine Ships, 1 June 1681

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The Dutch Ship Gouden Leeuw salutes English Ship Prince 1683

The Dutch Ship Gouden Leeuw salutes English Ship Prince

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The First Battle of Schooneveld, 28 May 1673 1684

The First Battle of Schooneveld, 28 May 1673

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Kaags close to the shore in a busy scene near Den Helder 1694

Kaags close to the shore in a busy scene near Den Helder

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Schiffe auf stürmischer See 1700

Schiffe auf stürmischer See

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marine

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Shipping, a Kaag and a Warship at Anchor

Willem van de Velde the Elder Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
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The Royal Visit to the Fleet in the Thames Estuary, 6 June 1672

Willem van de Velde the Elder National Gallery of Ireland
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1657

Sailing Vessels Passing a Coast of Sand Dunes

Willem van de Velde the Elder Manchester Art Gallery
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1679

Two Fishing Boats Side-by-side near the Shore

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1680

The Dromedary and the United Provinces

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1681

The English Ship 'Tiger' under Easy Sail, with Three Royal Yachts, in a Moderate Breeze

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