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

An English ship under a press of sails coming up with a French ship in a moderate breeze

Details

Circle of Willem van de Velde II (Leiden 1633-1707 London)
An English ship under a press of sails coming up with a French ship in a moderate breeze
oil on canvas
23 ¼ x 35 ¾ in. (59 x 90.7 cm.)

Provenance

Sir Bruce Ingram (1877-1963), by 1933; his sale (†), Sotheby's, London, 6 May 1964, lot 155, as 'Willem van de Velde the Younger' (£80 to W.W. Wilson), and by descent to the present owners.

Literature

M.S. Robinson, Van de Velde: A Catalogue of the Paintings of the Elder and the Younger Willem van de Velde, London, 1990, I, pp. 244-45, no. 472.

Exhibited

London, Chesterfield House, A loan exhibition depicting Marlborough and the reign of Queen Anne, 29th January-March 1934.
On loan to the Science Museum, London, 1934-1963.

Lot Essay

In 1933, this picture was identified as the Dover capturing a large French privateer, although Robinson (op. cit.) suggests the evidence is inconclusive. He noted that the picture bears the signature and date ‘W.V.Velde J / 1704’ on the back of the original canvas (subsequently relined), and might be by the same hand as the picture listed as no. 470 in his catalogue, a work of similar dimensions and showing a near identical English ship, which is in Warwick Castle.

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