WILLIAM VANDER VELDE.
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and having a trumpeter at the head, appears to have just
quitted her, and is making to the opposite side, where two
more ships of war (one of them with her stern to the spectator)
have just brought to. Two small boats full of persons are
near them, and many vessels of different classes are distributed
over the wide expanse of sea, whose confines blend with the
clouds. The delightful tranquillity of a fine evening pervades
the scene.
2 ft. 9 in. by 3 ft. 10 in.—C.
This capital production may justly be cited as one of the master’s
finest works. The science os its composition, the tender sweetness,
and magical gradation of its tones, and the exquisite beauty of the
penciling, fully entitle it to this distinction.
Collection of M. Servad, . Amst. 1778. . 3900Jlo. 3991.
- M. Clos, .... 1812. . 12,610/s. 504k
- John Webb, Esq. . 1821. (bought in) 630k
Same collection,. 1822. 575 k
Now in the collection of Abraham Robarts, Esq.
84. A View of a Sea Port, with vessels lying at anchor,
during a calm.
Collection of General Craig, . . 1812; bought for Lord
Harrington, at. 505 gs.
85. A View off the Coast of Holland, with vessels, and a
distant view of a town.
Collection of John Parke, Esq. • 1812.Illgs.
86. A Coast Scene in Holland, during a calm, with various
ships and boats.
Collection of John Parke, Esq. . 1812.193 gs.
87. A View off the Dutch Coast, during a light breeze. In
7 o o
the centre, and close to the front, is a fishing smack, repre-
sented in a fore-shortened view, approaching; beyond it are a
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and having a trumpeter at the head, appears to have just
quitted her, and is making to the opposite side, where two
more ships of war (one of them with her stern to the spectator)
have just brought to. Two small boats full of persons are
near them, and many vessels of different classes are distributed
over the wide expanse of sea, whose confines blend with the
clouds. The delightful tranquillity of a fine evening pervades
the scene.
2 ft. 9 in. by 3 ft. 10 in.—C.
This capital production may justly be cited as one of the master’s
finest works. The science os its composition, the tender sweetness,
and magical gradation of its tones, and the exquisite beauty of the
penciling, fully entitle it to this distinction.
Collection of M. Servad, . Amst. 1778. . 3900Jlo. 3991.
- M. Clos, .... 1812. . 12,610/s. 504k
- John Webb, Esq. . 1821. (bought in) 630k
Same collection,. 1822. 575 k
Now in the collection of Abraham Robarts, Esq.
84. A View of a Sea Port, with vessels lying at anchor,
during a calm.
Collection of General Craig, . . 1812; bought for Lord
Harrington, at. 505 gs.
85. A View off the Coast of Holland, with vessels, and a
distant view of a town.
Collection of John Parke, Esq. • 1812.Illgs.
86. A Coast Scene in Holland, during a calm, with various
ships and boats.
Collection of John Parke, Esq. . 1812.193 gs.
87. A View off the Dutch Coast, during a light breeze. In
7 o o
the centre, and close to the front, is a fishing smack, repre-
sented in a fore-shortened view, approaching; beyond it are a