Willem van de Velde the Elder
Dutch painter (c.1611–1693)
* 1611
💀 1693
Works
Show on map_-_A_Calm_at_Sea_-_NG.M.00691_-_National_Museum_of_Art,_Architecture_and_Design.jpg "A Calm at Sea")
_-_A_Dutch_Two-Decker_and_a_Galjoot_Lying-By_with_the_Fleet_at_Sea,_c.1672_-_BHC0857_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "A Dutch two-decker and a galjoot lying-by with the fleet at sea, ca.1672")
_-_A_Wijdschip_Close-Hauled_in_a_Moderate_Breeze_-_BHC0990_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "A wijdschip close-hauled in a moderate breeze")
_-_Dutch_Flagship_near_the_Shore_with_a_Swedish_Ship_in_the_Background_-_BHC0856_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "Dutch flagship near the shore with a Swedish ship in the background")
_-_The_Attack_on_Shipping_in_Tripoli,_24th_January_1676_-_RCIN_406557_-_Royal_Collection.jpg "The Attack on Shipping in Tripoli, 24th January 1676")
_(studio_of)_-_The_Battle_of_the_Texel,_11–21_August_1673_-_BHC0699_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673")
_-_The_Battle_of_the_Texel,_11–21_August_1673_-_BHC0308_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673")
_-_The_Battle_of_the_Texel,_11–21_August_1673_-_BHC0312_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673")
_-_The_Battle_of_the_Texel,_11–21_August_1673_-_BHC0313_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673")
_-_The_Battle_of_the_Texel,_11–21_August_1673_-_BHC0310_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673")
_-_The_Battle_of_the_Texel,_11–21_August_1673_-_BHC0311_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673")
_(attributed_to)_-_Destruction_of_the_'Soleil_Royal'_at_the_Battle_of_La_Hogue,_23_May_1692_-_BHC0336_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Burning of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692")
_-_The_Second_Battle_of_Schooneveld,_4_June_1673_-_BHC0306_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Second Battle of Schooneveld, 4 June 1673")
_(style_of)_-_The_Wreck_of_HMS_'Gloucester'_off_Yarmouth,_6_May_1682_-_BHC3371_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The wreck of HMS Gloucester off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682")
_-_Two_Merchant_Ships_Under_Sail_in_a_Moderate_Breeze_-_BHC0861_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "Two merchant ships under sail in a moderate breeze")
_-_Riviergezicht_met_schepen_-_P1432_-_Maritime_Museum_Rotterdam.jpg)
1600c
_-_A_Dutch_Flagship,_Thought_to_Be_the_'Eendracht'_at_Anchor_Close_In_-_BHC0864_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "A Dutch flagship, thought to be the Eendracht at anchor close in")
_-_Calm,_A_Kaag_Sailing_out_from_the_End_of_a_Pier_-_BHC0866_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "Calm: a kaag sailing out from the end of a pier")
_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-1392.jpeg "Episode from the Four Day Battle at Sea, 11-14 June 1666, in the second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67)")
.jpg "Seascape with Dutch men-of-war")
_-_Twee_oorlogsschepen_onder_zeil_-_1993.2709_-_Het_Scheepvaartmuseum.jpg)
1645
_-_Riviergezicht_-_P1181_-_Maritime_Museum_Rotterdam.jpg)
1649
_-_De_Oostindiëvaarders_'Mercurius'_en_'Neptunus'_onder_zeil_-_P2000_-_Maritime_Museum_Rotterdam.jpg)
1649
1649
1649
_-_Speeljacht_-_P1061_-_Maritime_Museum_Rotterdam.jpg)
1650
_-_Zee_met_zeilschepen_-_1891_(OK-LBR)_-_Museum_Boijmans_Van_Beuningen.jpg "Sea with sailing ships")
_-_De_Slag_in_de_Sont,_1658_-_P963_-_Maritime_Museum_Rotterdam.jpg)
1660
_-_A_Dutch_Bezan_Yacht_and_Many_Other_Vessels_in_a_Crowded_Harbour_beside_a_Tavern_-_BHC0862_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "A Dutch Bezan Yacht and many other Vessels in a Crowded Harbour beside a Tavern")
_-_The_Battle_of_the_Sound,_8_November_1658_-_BHC0280_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "The Battle of the Sound, 8 November 1658")
_-_Two_Dutch_Boeier_Yachts_Under_Sail_-_BHC0867_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "Two Dutch boeier yachts under sail")
_Velde_-_Episode_uit_de_slag_in_de_Sont_tussen_de_Hollandse_en_de_Zweedse_vloot,_8_november_1658_-_1476_-_Amsterdam_Museum.jpg)
1665
.jpg "\"Council of War aboard 'The Seven Provinces' the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, 10 June 1666, preceding the Four Days' Battle")
_-_De_'Eendracht'_en_andere_schepen_onder_zeil_of_ten_anker_-_P1552_-_Maritime_Museum_Rotterdam.jpg)
1668
_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-840.jpeg "Episode from the Four Days Battle at Sea, 11-14 June 1666, in the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67)")
,_12_augustus_1665;_episode_uit_de_Tweede_Engelse_Zeeoorlog_(1665-67)_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-1384.jpeg "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)")
_-_'Holmes's_Bonfire',_the_burning_of_Dutch_Merchant_Ships_between_Terschelling_and_Vlieland,_19th_August_1666_-_RCIN_406560_-_Royal_Collection.jpg "'Holmes's Bonfire', the burning of Dutch Merchant Ships between Terschelling and Vlieland, 19th August 1666")
_-_HMS_'Woolwich'_before_a_Light_Breeze_-_BHC3732_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "HMS Woolwich before a light breeze")
_-_Calm,_HMS_‘Royal_James’,_a_Royal_Yacht_and_Other_Shipping_-_BHC3608_-_Royal_Museums_Greenwich.jpg "Calm: HMS Royal James, a royal yacht and other shipping")
_-_An_English_Three-decker_in_a_Light_Breeze_with_a_Royal_Yacht_Sailing_Towards_her_-_RCIN_400032_-_Royal_Collection.jpg "An English Three-decker in a Light Breeze with a Royal Yacht Sailing Towards her")
_-_Dutch_Herring_Busses_on_the_Fishing_Ground_-_RCIN_400031_-_Royal_Collection.jpg "Dutch Herring Busses on the Fishing Ground")
_-_The_Battle_of_the_Texel_(Kijkduin),_21_August_1673_-_RCIN_405306_-_Royal_Collection.jpg "The Battle of the Texel (Kijkduin), 21 August 1673")
_-_The_Action_of_the_Kingfisher_with_Seven_Algerine_Ships,_1_June_1681_-_RCIN_405178_-_Royal_Collection.jpg "The Action of the Kingfisher with Seven Algerine Ships, 1 June 1681")
_-_Schiffe_auf_stürmischer_See_-_R_38_-_Kunsthaus_Zürich.jpg "Schiffe auf stürmischer See")