Willem van de Velde II (Leiden 1633-1707 London)

A sketchbook page with three studies of yachts

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Willem van de Velde II (Leiden 1633-1707 London)
A sketchbook page with three studies of yachts
signed 'W.V.V J' (recto) and inscribed '7 stuijvers d boeck' (verso)
pen and brown ink
15.5 x 23.1 cm.

Provenance

with Parsons, London; from whom purchased by I.Q. van Regteren Altena on 27 February 1929 for 20 guilders (Inventory book: 'W. v. d. Velde drie schepen').

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Lot Essay

According to inscriptions found on similar drawings, these were used by Willem van de Velde II to illustrate drawing lessons he gave his son Willem van de Velde III (1667-after 1708). A similar drawing, showing studies of a three-master, was sold in the I.Q. van Regteren Altena Sale, Part II (Christie's, Amsterdam, 10 December 2014, lot 216).

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