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.
The Battle of Terheide, 10 August 1653: episode from the First Anglo-Dutch War 1657
Medium Ink and oil on canvas
Dimensions 170 x 289 cm (66.9 x 113.8 in)
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Painting ID:: 80355
The_Battle_of_Terheide,_10_August_1653:_episode_from_the_First_Anglo-Dutch_War 1657
Medium Ink and oil on canvas
Dimensions 170 x 289 cm (66.9 x 113.8 in)
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The Taking of the English Flagship the Royal Prince Date 1666(1666)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 59 cm (23.2 in). Width: 81 cm (31.9 in).
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Painting ID:: 82564
The_Taking_of_the_English_Flagship_the_Royal_Prince Date 1666(1666)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 59 cm (23.2 in). Width: 81 cm (31.9 in).
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Episode from the Four Day Battle at Sea, 11-14 June 1666, in the second Anglo-Dutch War Date between 1666(1666) and 1693(1693)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 151 x 235 cm (59.4 x 92.5 in)
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Painting ID:: 82999
Episode_from_the_Four_Day_Battle_at_Sea,_11-14_June_1666,_in_the_second_Anglo-Dutch_War Date between 1666(1666) and 1693(1693)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 151 x 235 cm (59.4 x 92.5 in)
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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.