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Willem van de Velde was the name of two Dutch painters, father and son, both specialized in sea-pieces:

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Battle of Solebay

The Burning of the Royal James at the Battle of Solebay , 7 June 1672 by Willem van de Velde the..., commanded by Jan van de Rijn, set her on fire. She burned and Montagu drowned trying to escape...-Dutch War. A fleet of 70 ships of the United Provinces, commanded by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter...

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Third Anglo-Dutch War

The Battle of the Texel , 11–21 August 1673 by Willem van de Velde, painted 1683, depicts a battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War . The Third Anglo-Dutch War pitted England against the Republic... naval support to the French was countered by Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter, who defeated the...

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Battle of Texel

€“21 August 1673 by Willem van de Velde, painted 1683. The ship at the centre is Dutch Admiral..., with Banckerts in charge of the van and Cornelis Tromp the rear. Although outnumbered, de Ruyter..., taking control of the centre himself, with D'Estrees comanding the van, and Sir Edward Spragge the rear...

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List of people from the Dutch Golden Age

interiors Frederick de Moucheron (1633-1686) Italian landscapes Willem van de Velde jr. (1633-1707) sea...) genre pieces (inns) Jan Miense Molenaer (ca.1610-1668) genre pieces (family scenes) Willem van de... de Spinoza (1632-1677) philosopher Anton van Leeuwenhoek who invented or greatly improved the...

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Anglo-Dutch Wars

surrender of the Royal Prince in 1666 which was the subject of a famous painting by Willem van de Velde... The painting Dutch attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c... defeating the Dutch Admiral Witte de With in the Battle of the Kentish Knock in 1652. Believing that...

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List of painters

Velazquez, (1599-1660), Spanish painter Henry van de Velde (1863 - ?) Willem van de Velde the Elder (1611-1693) Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707) Raja Ravi Varma,(1848-1906), Indian painter... van Honthorst (1590-1656) Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684) Eric Hopkins, (born 1951), U.S. painter Charles...

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