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 a rising gale oil painting


a rising gale
Painting ID::  68813 		Artist: willem van de velde the younger
Painting: a rising gale
Introduction: 16721-2 oil on canvas 129.5x189cm se
   
   
     
willem van de velde the younger Cornelis de Tromp's former flagship the 'Gouden Leeuw' on the IJ in front of Amsterdam oil painting


Cornelis de Tromp's former flagship the 'Gouden Leeuw' on the IJ in front of Amsterdam
Painting ID::  76918 		Artist: willem van de velde the younger
Painting: Cornelis de Tromp's former flagship the 'Gouden Leeuw' on the IJ in front of Amsterdam
Introduction: 1686 Oil on canvas 179.5 ?? 316 cm (70.7 ?? 124.4 in) cjr
   
   
     
willem van de velde the younger Ships in a calm oil painting


Ships in a calm
Painting ID::  76986 		Artist: willem van de velde the younger
Painting: Ships in a calm
Introduction: ca. 1700(1700) Oil on canvas 36 ?? 43.5 cm (14.2 ?? 17.1 in) cjr
   
   
     
willem van de velde the younger The naval battle against the Spaniards near Dunkerque, 18 february 1639 oil painting


The naval battle against the Spaniards near Dunkerque, 18 february 1639
Painting ID::  80184 		Artist: willem van de velde the younger
Painting: The naval battle against the Spaniards near Dunkerque, 18 february 1639
Introduction: 1659 Oil and ink on canvas 123 x 185 cm (48.4 x 72.8 in) cjr
   
   
     
willem van de velde the younger The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Straits oil painting


The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Straits
Painting ID::  80086 		Artist: willem van de velde the younger
Painting: The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Straits
Introduction: 1664.(1664.) Oil on canvas 70 x 98 cm (27.6 x 38.6 in). cjr
   
   
     
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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.