Willem van de Velde the Elder
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This article is about the father and painter. For his firstborn son, also a painter, see Willem van de Velde the Younger. For his younger son, another painter, see Adriaen van de Velde.
Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 ā 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter, who produced many precise drawings of ships and ink paintings of fleets, but later learned to use oil paints like his son.
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Willem van de Velde the Elder | |
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Born | Willem van de Velde 1610/11 Leiden, Holland, Dutch Republic |
Died | (1693-12-13)13 December 1693 Sackville Street, London, England. |
Known for | Marine painting |
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