
Dutch Ships near the Coast
Willem van de Velde the ElderWW-1650-280795
1650·oil and ink on panel·overall: 59.4 x 83.5 cm (23 3/8 x 32 7/8 in.)
framed: 68.6 x 93.4 x 3.2 cm (27 x 36 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1650
- Medium
- oil and ink on panel
- Dimensions
- overall: 59.4 x 83.5 cm (23 3/8 x 32 7/8 in.) framed: 68.6 x 93.4 x 3.2 cm (27 x 36 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
Artist

Willem van de Velde the Elder
Painting
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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- 1650
- Medium
- oil and ink on panel
- Dimensions
- overall: 59.4 x 83.5 cm (23 3/8 x 32 7/8 in.) framed: 68.6 x 93.4 x 3.2 cm (27 x 36 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1650-280795
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified