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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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