File:A Dutch Merchant Ship Running Between Rocks in Rough Weather RMG BHC0911.tiff
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editWillem van de Velde the Younger: A Dutch Merchant Ship Running Between Rocks in Rough Weather
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painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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marine art ![]() |
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Description |
English: A Dutch Merchant Ship Running Between Rocks in Rough Weather A merchant ship is shown in stormy weather passing between rocks. She is in starboard-bow view before the wind and her fore and main topsails are neatly furled against the storm. She flies a Dutch flag at the main. The ship is shown passing between a single small rock in the left foreground and a row of larger rocks running into the distance in the right background. She does not appear to be in distress and the artist does not indicate that she is in imminent danger. Another ship in the left background, well astern of the first, is also before the wind with only her fore course set. A third ship is shown under sail in the left distance. The main vessel may have been of the type used for the Baltic trade. A flag at the main in such a small ship would signify a commander of a small fleet of merchantmen. The rocky shore may therefore be intended to signify the Norwegian coast, which would have been familiar to the artist through the scenes of Simon de Vlieger. The picture was painted in Holland when van de Velde, younger son of Willem van de Velde the Elder, was still a young man.
Born in Leiden, he studied under Simon de Vlieger in Weesp and in 1652 moved back to Amsterdam. He worked in his father's studio and developed the skill of carefully drawing ships in tranquil settings. He changed his subject matter, however, when he came with his father to England in 1672-73, by a greater concentration on royal yachts, men-of-war and storm scenes. From this time painting sea battles for Charles II and his brother (and Lord High Admiral) James, Duke of York, and other patrons, became a priority. Unlike his father's works, however, they were not usually eyewitness accounts. After his father's death in 1693 his continuing role as an official marine painter obliged him to be more frequently present at significant maritime events. The painting is signed and dated 'W,V,V. 1651'. |
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Date |
1651 date QS:P571,+1651-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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oil on panel ![]() |
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Dimensions | Painting: 787 mm x 1041 mm; Frame: 985 x 1283 x 105 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC0911 |
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Notes |
Signed and dated 1651. Acquisition method: vote. Within the Museum’s Loans Out Policy there is a presumption against lending panel paintings. Please consult Registration for further details. |
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Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12403 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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Identifier InfoField | Acquisition Number: OP1965-19 id number: BHC0911 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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