A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a Squall, Known as ‘The Gust’, Willem van de Velde (II), c. 1680

oil on canvas, h 77cm × w 63.5cm More details

This large, 70-gun British warship is in distress. A fierce gust of wind has broken one of its masts, and a sail has come loose. In 1672, Willem van de Velde II, together with his father, who was also a marine painter, entered the service of the English court. He made this painting and its companion, The Cannon Shot, in England.

Identification

Title(s)

A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a Squall, Known as ‘The Gust’
Een schip in volle zee bij vliegende storm, bekend als 'De windstoot'

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-1848

Inscriptions / marks

signature: ‘W. v. Velde f.’

Description

Een schip in volle zee bij vliegende storm; voorstelling bekend als 'De windstoot'. Een driemaster op een hoge golf, links een kleiner schip. Pendant van SK-C-244.

Creation

Artist

painter: Willem van de Velde (II)

Dating

c. 1680

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 77 cm × width 63.5 cm × height 90.5 cm × width 78.5 cm × depth 6.5 cm

Subject

What

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Mar-1900

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Het kanonschot

Documentation

Great ships : the battlefleet of King Charles II, Frank L. Fox, p. 25, pl. I
De Hollandse meesters van een Amsterdamse bankier : de verzameling van Adriaan van der Hoop (1778-1854), p. 105, pl. 46a
Nederland in de Gouden Eeuw, p. 114-151, p. 119 (afbeelding)

Persistent URL

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