Willem van de Velde the Elder: Difference between revisions

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.

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 [[Image:Van de Velde, Battle of Schooneveld.jpg|thumb|300px|''The [[Battle of Schooneveld]], [[7 June]], [[1673]]'' by Willem van de Velde, painted 1674.]]<!-- date in New Style -->
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-'''Willem van de Velde''' (c. [[1611]], [[Leiden]] &ndash; [[December 13]], [[1693]], [[Greenwich]]) was a [[Netherlands|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.
+'''Willem van de Velde the Elder''' (c. [[1611]], [[Leiden]] &ndash; [[December 13]], [[1693]], [[Greenwich]]) was a [[Netherlands|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]].

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