Lot Essay
The sale catalogue of 1911 suggests that the present composition might depict the war council on board of a Dutch ship under the command of Admiral Cornelis Tromp.
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A Dutch flagship at anchor attended by small boats, the fleet seen beyond
Details
Willem van de Velde the Younger (Leiden 1633-1707 London)
A Dutch flagship at anchor attended by small boats, the fleet seen beyond
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash
274 x 515 mm.
A Dutch flagship at anchor attended by small boats, the fleet seen beyond
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash
274 x 515 mm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale (possibly M.O. Brenner, Berlin); Amsterdam, R.W.P. de Vries, 14 December 1911, lot 1502, perhaps bought by de Vries for Dfl. 150,-.
With R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 1917.
With R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 1917.
Exhibited
R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 1917, Dessins anciens et modernes: marines et paysages rivérains, p. 24, no. 1509 (offered for Dfl. 300,-).
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