Willem van de Velde the Elder

Willem van de Velde the Elder
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The Battle of Schooneveld, 7 June 1673 by Willem van de Velde, painted 1674.

This article is about the father and painter. For his firstborn son, also a painter, see Willem van de Velde the Younger. For his younger son, another painter, see Adriaen van de Velde.

Willem van de Velde the Elder (c. 1611, Leiden – December 13, 1693, Greenwich) was a Dutch painter. In his youth, he was a sailor. His speciality as a painter was ships, and he was the official artist of the Dutch fleet for a period, being present at the Four Days Battle and the St James's Day Battle to make sketches.

In 1672, Willem entered the service of Charles II of England, at a time when the Dutch Republic was at war with England (Third Anglo-Dutch War.

His sons Willem van de Velde the Younger and Adriaen van de Velde were also painters.

External links

National Maritime Museum biography
National Maritime Museum portal for their van de Velde drawings on line one of the largest collections, 1500 items of which 837 are illustrated.
ArtCyclopedia list of his paintings on line

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