Willem Van de Velde The Younger

(bapt. 18 December 1633 - 6 April 1707) was a Dutch marine painter. Willem van de Velde was baptised on 18 December 1633 in Leiden, Holland, Dutch Republic. A son of Willem van de Velde the Elder, also a painter of sea-pieces, Willem van de Velde, the younger, was instructed by his father, and afterwards by Simon de Vlieger, a marine painter of repute at the time, and had achieved great celebrity by his art before he came to London. In 1673 he moved to England, where he was engaged by Charles II, at a salary of £100, to aid his father in "taking and making draughts of sea-fights", his part of the work being to reproduce in color the drawings of the elder van de Velde. He was also patronized by the Duke of York and by various members of the nobility. He died on 6 April 1707 in London, England.
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Willem Van de Velde The Younger An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore oil painting


An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore
Painting ID::  74574 		Artist: Willem Van de Velde The Younger
Painting: An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore
Introduction: An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore, oil on canvas painting by Willem Van de Velde The Younger, 160.2 x 132.8 cm. cjr
   
   
     
Willem Van de Velde The Younger Gouden Leeuw oil painting


Gouden Leeuw
Painting ID::  80365 		Artist: Willem Van de Velde The Younger
Painting: Gouden Leeuw
Introduction: 1686 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 179.5 x 316 cm (70.7 x 124.4 in) cyf
   
   
     
Willem Van de Velde The Younger Royal James at the Battle of Solebay oil painting


Royal James at the Battle of Solebay
Painting ID::  83291 		Artist: Willem Van de Velde The Younger
Painting: Royal James at the Battle of Solebay
Introduction: between 1672(1672) and 1707(1707) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 106.7 x 153.7 cm (42 x 60.5 in) cyf
   
   
     
Willem Van de Velde The Younger The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Straits oil painting


The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Straits
Painting ID::  84019 		Artist: Willem Van de Velde The Younger
Painting: The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Straits
Introduction: 1664.(1664.) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 70 x 98 cm (27.6 x 38.6 in). cyf
   
   
     
Willem Van de Velde The Younger The Taking of the English Flagship the Royal Prince oil painting


The Taking of the English Flagship the Royal Prince
Painting ID::  86074 		Artist: Willem Van de Velde The Younger
Painting: The Taking of the English Flagship the Royal Prince
Introduction: 1666(1666) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     
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     (bapt. 18 December 1633 - 6 April 1707) was a Dutch marine painter. Willem van de Velde was baptised on 18 December 1633 in Leiden, Holland, Dutch Republic. A son of Willem van de Velde the Elder, also a painter of sea-pieces, Willem van de Velde, the younger, was instructed by his father, and afterwards by Simon de Vlieger, a marine painter of repute at the time, and had achieved great celebrity by his art before he came to London. In 1673 he moved to England, where he was engaged by Charles II, at a salary of £100, to aid his father in "taking and making draughts of sea-fights", his part of the work being to reproduce in color the drawings of the elder van de Velde. He was also patronized by the Duke of York and by various members of the nobility. He died on 6 April 1707 in London, England.