Willem van de, II Velde (alternatively: William Vanderveldt the Younger)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a Squall, Known as ‘The Gust’, A sailboat and a smaller boat are knocked around on waves during a storm., c. 1680
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.DUTC.0664; Public Notes: From the Rijksmuseum: This large, 70-gun British warship is in distress. A fierce gust of wind has broken one of its masts, and a sail has come loose. In 1672, Willem van de Velde II, together with his father, who was also a marine painter, entered the service of the English court. He made this painting and its companion, The Cannon Shot, in England.
Marine, Several fishing vessels, including sailboats and rowboats, use nets to catch fish.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.DUTC.0662; Public Notes: From the Goudstikker collection, a collection of paintings looted by Nazis during WWII. Approximately 1,000 works are still missing.
Ships at Sea, Many sailboats and rowboats are densely-packed together in the sea, and all of the boats are crowded with people.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.DUTC.0665; Public Notes:
Ships Prepare to dock, A sailboat pulls up to a dock. Several larger sailboats are out at sea and small rowboats move in between them.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.DUTC.0661; Public Notes:
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