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A States Yacht in a Fresh Breeze Running Towards a Group of Dutch Ships. A large group of Dutch ships are shown gathered under a stormy sky. This may record the assembling of some of the Dutch fleet off the Texel in 1672, the year that the artist and his
1673
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Dock Scene at a British Port. English and Dutch ships taking on stores or cargo at a port. Although the port is probably imaginary, the activities relating to the loading has been closely observed. It has been set in a harbour, with the tower of a gate an
1673
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John Clements, died 1705. A half-length portrait facing to the right in armour and a brown full-bottomed wig, on an oval stretcher and in an oval frame. The artist has detailed the lace collar and created highlights on the face, armour, lace and the red c
1673
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The First Battle of Schooneveld, 28 May 1673. Van de Velde the Elder has adopted a high viewpoint in this detailed ‘pen painting’ showing the First Battle of Schooneveld, during the Third Dutch War, 1672-74. Although he was present at the batt
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The Battle of The Texel, 11 August 1673. This painting probably relates to the Battle of Texel. This was the last fleet action of the Dutch Wars, and the last attempt of the Anglo-French fleet to destroy the Dutch and make way for a seaborne invasion of H
1685
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The 'Gouden Leeuw' at the Battle of the Texel, 21 August 1673. The Battle of Texel was the last battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672-74 between the Dutch, on one side, and the English and French on the other. It represented the final attemp
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