The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale
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| Caption | The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Artist: Willem van de Velde the Younger. Willem Van de Velde the Younger was a the Dutch marine painter. He emigrated to England with his father in 1674, both were employed in the service of King Charles II. The accurate depiction of the ship enabled it to be identified as the seventy-gun galleon HMS Hampton Court built for the King's first naval fleet. A drawing of the Hampton Court by Willem the Elder (1611-1693) is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | not available |
| Credit | Birmingham Museums Trust |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | English Ship Hampton Court Gale 1678-80 Willem van de Velde Younger Willem Van de Velde the Younger Dutch marine painter emigrated England father 1674 employed service King Charles II accurate depiction ship enabled seventy-gun galleon HMS Hampton Court King first naval fleet drawing Hampton Court Willem the Elder National Maritime Museum London Sailing Oil Painting Cloud 17th Century Seascape Weather Wind Storm art rain |
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