English Warship Firing a Salute

Cleveland Museum of Art

English Warship Firing a Salute

Date
1690
Medium
oil on canvas
Culture
Netherlands
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Van de Velde and his father picked up their lives in Amsterdam in 1672 and moved to England to paint for the king. Their paintings of the Royal Navy’s massive ships celebrated England’s power in war and trade.

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