File:An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore RMG BHC0900.tiff
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[edit]Willem van de Velde the Younger: An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore
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Title |
An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore |
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Object type |
painting ![]() |
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Genre |
marine art ![]() |
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Description |
English: Two ships are shown in difficulty in a heavy sea with storm clouds blowing away to the right above a rocky coast. The composition is dominated by a two-decker in port-bow view in the left foreground, being tossed close to the rocks by large waves. A ragged red ensign is still flying and although the mainmast is standing, the topmast has been broken off and there is no sign of the topsail.
The positioning of the figures on the steeply pitched deck is a sophisticated interpretation of a technique previously used by Vroom and Porcellis. The figures are clearly visible, as if shown from an aerial perspective, and many of them look towards the viewer. The waves are shown crashing over the deck on the starboard bow and posing an increased danger for the men struggling to save their ship. In the right background another English ship, in port-quarter view, has been driven broadside onto the projecting rocks and has lost her foremast. A low coastline is visible beyond. The artist may have incorporated this wreck to indicate the potential plight for the sailors on the main ship. The painting is believed to be one of the first pictures the artist painted in England and is thought to be the right-hand one of a pair, with perhaps the other picture showing the same ships in a calm sea. It is uncertain whether the painting indicates a specific incident or is an imaginary interpretation of a storm. The artist was the younger son of Willem van de Velde the Elder. Born in Leiden, he studied under Simon de Vlieger in Weesp and in 1652 moved back to Amsterdam. He worked in his father's studio and developed the skill of carefully drawing ships in tranquil settings. He changed his subject matter, however, when he came with his father to England in 1672-73, by a greater concentration on royal yachts, men-of-war and storm scenes. From this time painting sea battles for Charles II and his brother (and Lord High Admiral) James, Duke of York, and other patrons, became a priority. Unlike his father's works, however, they were not usually eyewitness accounts. After his father's death in 1693 his continuing role as an official marine painter obliged him to be more frequently present at significant maritime events. |
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Date |
1672 ![]() |
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Medium |
oil on canvas ![]() |
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Dimensions | frame dimensions: 1848 x 1538 x 85 mm; Painting: 1600 mm x 1321 mm; Overall weight: 62 kg; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC0900 (Royal Museums Greenwich) ![]() |
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Inscriptions |
Location, signature and date bottom right: In London 1672/ W.V.Velde
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Notes | This object was sighted as being on display during the Collections Inventory Project (2001-2005). It will need to be checked for object numbers and its condition activity updated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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Identifier InfoField | Acquisition Number: OP1955-21 id number: BHC0900 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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