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Willem van de Velde the Elder

[Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1611-1693]

• Relationships: Father of Adriaen van de Velde and Willem van de Velde II.
• Subject matter:  Specializes in Maritime Art.
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Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries:
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Figures on Board Small Merchant Vessels, 1650

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  
Drawings collection online

National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

Willem van de Velde the Elder at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Dutch Ships near the Coast, 1650s

Willem van de Velde the Elder at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Battle of Livorno, ca.1655
The Battle of Terheide, 1657
The Council of War on board De Zeven Provinciën, ca.1666-67

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam   NEW!
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Rijksmuseum Research Database, Amsterdam (in Dutch)  
15 works by Willem van de Velde online

Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam (in Dutch)   NEW!  

Art Fund for UK Museums

Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
English Warship Firing a Salute

Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK
Sailing vessel

Harvard University Art Museums, Massachusetts

Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France
Marine

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK

Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia - Provenance Research
Warships on a calm sea, 1678

 
Pictures from Image Archives:
Willem van de Velde the Elder in the Art Renewal Center

Willem van de Velde the Elder in the Web Gallery of Art  

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Ciudad de la Pintura (in Spanish)  

 
Other Web Sites:
UK Government Art Collection

 
Articles:
Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum)
Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.

  
 
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An English Ship Close-hauled in a Strong Breeze
An English Ship Close-hauled in a Strong Breeze


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Royal Visit to the Fleet
Royal Visit to the Fleet


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Golden Lion' from the Starboard Quarter
Golden Lion from the Starboard Quarter

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