Lot 59
59
Willem van de Velde II (Leiden 1633-1707 London)
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERIC MARTIN WUNSCH
Willem van de Velde I (Leiden 1633-1707 London)

The Dutch fleet at sea

Details
Willem van de Velde I (Leiden 1633-1707 London)
The Dutch fleet at sea
signed with initials and inscribed 'WVVJ/Agata oft Hessen [?]' and numbered '66'
pencil, grey wash, pen and brown ink
10½ x 17 in. (26.7 x 43.1 cm.)
Provenance
with H. Shickman Gallery, New York.

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Lot Essay

This drawing may represent the Dutch fleet at sea before the Battle of Solebay, 28 May-12 June 1712 which marked the beginning of the third Anglo-Dutch War. Other drawings related to this subject, similarly inscribed and numbered '59', '60', '64', and '70' are in the Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

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