Willem van de Velde (II)

Willem van de Velde (II)
Lodewijk van der Helst. Portrait of Willem van de Velde (II). 1660-1672.
Description	Dutch painter and draughtsman
Family relationships	son of Willem van de Velde (I)
Date of birth	18 December 1633 (baptised)
Place of birth	Leiden
Date of death	6 April 1707
Place of death	London

Works

1658

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  Ships in a strong wind and under a dark sky. circa 1658. oil on oak panel. 21 × 26 cm (8.3 × 10.2 in). Amsterdam, The Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage.

Pendants (?)

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  Ships in the roads. circa 1658. oil on canvas. 66.5 × 77.2 cm (26.2 × 30.4 in). The Hague, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis.

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  Ships in the roads. circa 1658. oil on canvas. 66.2 × 77.5 cm (26.1 × 30.5 in). The Hague, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis.

1660-1670

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  Ships off the coast
  circa 1660
  oil on panel
  42 × 46 cm
  Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
  Inventory number SK-A-440

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  Strandgezicht
  1660
  oil on panel
  24 × 29.7 cm
  Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
  Collection Willem van der Vorm
  Inventory number VdV 81

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  Beach Scene with Fishing Ships
  circa 1660
  oil on panel
  24 × 29 cm
  Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
  Inventory number 2533

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  Ships anchored offshore. circa 1660. oil on canvas. 56.5 × 64 cm (22.2 × 25.2 in). Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

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  The captureof the ‘Royal Prince’, 13 June 1666. circa 1666-1670. oil on canvas. 58.5 × 81 cm (23 × 31.9 in). Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

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  The captured ‘Swiftsure’, ‘Seven Oaks’, ‘Loyal George’, and ‘Convertine’ brought through Goeree Gat, 16 June 1666. Ca. 1666. Oil on canvas. 58 × 81 cm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

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  Willem van de Velde (II) (marine) and Ferdinand Bol (portrait). Portrait of Engel de Ruyter. 1669. Oil on canvas. 131 × 112 cm. The Hague, Mauritshuis.

Naval battle between four men-of-war and three galleys

File: Combat naval entre quatre grands vaisseaux de guerre et trois galères.jpg

1672-1707
black chalk, brush in brown ink, and grey wash on paper
15.4 × 30 cm
b.l.: W v V

– Saint-Morys; seized during the French Revolution; by 1811: Département des Arts graphiques, Musée du Louvre, Paris (INV 23071, Recto)

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The Burning of the ‘Royal James’ at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672

File: De Velde, Battle Of Solebay.jpg

1672-1707
oil on canvas
106.7 × 153.7 cm
left: W.V.Velde
verso: W.V.Velde J

– National Maritime Museum, London (BHC0302)

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Naval battle between Dutch and French merchant ships

File: Scheepsgevecht tussen Hollandse en Franse koopvaardijschepen - Naval battle between Dutch and French merchant ships (Willem van de Velde II).jpg

1673 (?)
oil on canvas
85 × 107.5 cm

1933: C.J.K. van Aalst, Hoevelaken
1933-1941: on loan to the Centraal Museum, Utrecht
1941: N. Katz (art dealer), Dieren
1941: purchased by H. Posse from N. Katz through S. Lang, Amsterdam
1941: Adolf Hitler, Germany
– Führermuseum, Linz (1904)
– Stichting Nederlands Kunstbezit, The Hague (NK2367)
– on loan to the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam

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The ‘St Andrew’ at Sea in a Moderate Breeze

ca. 1673
oil on canvas
109.2 × 83.8 cm

– National Maritime Museum, London (BHC3618)

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The Battle of Kijkduin, 21 August 1673

File: Battle of Texel August 21 1673 (Slag bij Kijkduin) - Nightly battle between Cornelis Tromp and Eward Spragg (Willem van de Velde II, 1707).jpg

ca. 1675 (1673-1707)
oil on panel
114 × 183 cm

27 April 1909: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-A-2393) at an anonymous sale at Frederik Muller, Amsterdam

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A dogger at anchor

File: Dogger (boat).jpg

1675 (?)
graphite and wash, grey
17.9 × 19.7 cm

– National Maritime Museum, London (PAF6601)

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The gust

File: De Windstoot - A ship in need in a raging storm (Willem van de Velde II, 1707).jpg

ca. 1680
oil on canvas
77 × 63.5 cm
b.l.: W. v. Velde f.

March 1900: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-A-1848)

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The canon shot

ca. 1680
oil on canvas
78.5 × 67 cm
b.r.: W. v. Velde J.

1854: bequeathed to the city of Amsterdam by Adriaan van der Hoop, Amsterdam
30 June 1885: on loan to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-C-244)

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The ‘Gouden Leeuw’ on the IJ by Amsterdam

1686
oil on canvas
179.5 × 316 cm
b.c.: W. v. Velde J. 1686

7 March 1808: assembly hall of the Schreierstoren, Amsterdam
– Town Hall, Amsterdam
15 August 1808-1975: on loan to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-C-7)
– on loan to the Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam (SA 7421)

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The ‘Gouden Leeuw’ at the Battle of the Texel, 21 August 1673

File: BattleOfTexel.jpg

1687
oil on canvas
149.8 × 299.7 cm
verso: W.V.Velde J 1687

– National Maritime Museum, London (BHC0315)

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The Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672

File: Battle of Solebay june 7 1672 - De Ruyter against the Duke of York (Willem van de Velde II, 1691).jpg

1691
oil on canvas
112 × 182 cm
verso: W. v. Velde. J. 1691

1 juni 1897: sale Tentink-Farret at Frederik Muller & Cie., Amsterdam
– purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-A-1716)

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  Deutsch: Der Salutschuß.

  circa 1650-1700.
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  English: Resolution in a gale.

  ± 1678.
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  English: The skirmish of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter against the duke of York [...].

  Nederlands: Het gevecht van Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter tegen de hertog van York [...].

  1691.
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  A brewing storm at sea
  1700
  oil on canvas
  31.5 × 43 cm
  Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
  Collection Willem van der Vorm
  Inventory number VdV 82

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  English: Ships Riding Quietely at Anchor.

  Nederlands: Schepen voor Anker.
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  English: The royal yacht 'Royal Escape'.

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Fishing boats on the beach

File: Vissersschepen aan het strand - Fishing boats on the beach (Willem van de Velde II).jpg

ca. 1660
oil on canvas
36.5 × 46 cm

1854: bequeathed to the city of Amsterdam by Adriaan van der Hoop, Amsterdam
30 June 1885: on loan to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-C-247)

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Ships near the shore in a stiff breeze

File: Schepen voor de kust bij flinke bries - Ships on the coast in windy weather (Willem van de Velde II).jpg

ca. 1670
oil on panel
28.5 × 37 cm
b.r.: W[.V.V.]

1880: bequeathed to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-A-723) by Jhr. J.S.H. van de Poll, Amsterdam

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Ships in a calm

ca. 1700
oil on canvas
36 × 43.5 cm
b.r.: W.V.V.

1870: bequeathed to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SK-A-436)

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Work in progress