A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a Squall, Known as ‘The Gust’, Willem van de Velde (II), c. 1680 , The Willem van de Velde (II) Collection - room 2

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

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

Painter: Willem van de Velde (II)
Year: 1680
Medium: oil on canvas

Description: 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.

The Willem van de Velde (II) Collection Catalog

Room 1

Fishing Boats on Shore (The Shore, Unloading a Fishing Smack)

Willem van de Velde (II), 1650 - 1707
Ships at Anchor on the Coast

Willem van de Velde (II), 1660
The Cannon Shot

Willem van de Velde (II), 1680
Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea

Willem van de Velde (II), 1665
Ships near the Coast in windy Weather

Willem van de Velde (II), 1650 - 1707
Ships near the Coast during a Calm

Willem van de Velde (II), 1650 - 1707
Ships before the Coast

Willem van de Velde (II), 1670
Captured English Ships after the Four Days’ Battle

Willem van de Velde (II), 1666
The Capture of the Royal Prince

Willem van de Velde (II), 1670
A Harbor

Willem van de Velde (II), 1650 - 1707
A Calm at Sea

Willem van de Velde (II), 1650 - 1707
Encounter during the Battle of Kijkduin

Willem van de Velde (II), 1675

Room 2

A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a Squall, Known as ‘The Gust’

Willem van de Velde (II), 1680
"Naval Battle between Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and the Duke of York on the ""Royal Prince"" during the Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672: episode from the Third Anglo-Dutch War"

Willem van de Velde (II), 1691
The Loyal George, brought up after the Four-Day Sea Battle in June 1666

Willem van de Velde (II), 1666
War council of the Dutch fleet for the Four-Day Sea Battle in 1666

Willem van de Velde (II), 1666 - 1671
Woelige zee

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
The ship Oosterwijk during the battle of Lowestoft on June 13, 1665

Willem van de Velde (II), 1665
The English warship St. Michael

Willem van de Velde (II), 1669 - 1707
The Dutch warship St. Catherine

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
The Four-Day Sea Battle

Willem van de Velde (II), 1666
Whistling ship on troubled sea

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Vaartuigje

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Fregat omringd door kleine vaartuigen

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707

Room 3

Warship, seen from the front

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
The English ship Royal Prince

Willem van de Velde (II), 1675
Hull of a French ship, from the side

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Engelse admiraalssloep

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Three battle-worn ships

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Mirror of a yacht with a standing putto and a coat of arms in shield

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Bow of the English ship Sweepstakes

Willem van de Velde (II), 1666 - 1707
The mirror of the English ship James

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
The Dutch fleet before departure for Bergen, Norway

Willem van de Velde (II), 1665
Van Wassenaer Obdam's squadron with its flag on the Eendracht

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1665
Sketch for the figure of William III (?).

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Some small vessels at sea

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707

Room 4

Seascape with some ships

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Zeeslag

Willem van de Velde (II), 1677 - 1744
The Dutch fleet at anchor

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Two rowboats sail toward a merchant ship

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Bringing up captured English ships

Willem van de Velde (II), 1666
Warships in the port of Flushing

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Warships on the roadstead of Flushing

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
The Dutch fleet between Vlieland and Terschelling

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Enkele schepen in stil water

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Vissershaven

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Seascape with several ships lying at the roadstead

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Seascape with a rowboat near a frigate

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707

Room 5

A ship sailing to the right

Willem van de Velde (II), 1672
Some vessels on a calm sea

Willem van de Velde (II), 1674
Anchored ships

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Two small vessels

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Study of two fishing boats with figures

Willem van de Velde (II), 1652
Large sailing ship seen from the side

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707
Seascape with several ships in calm waters near the shore

Willem van de Velde (II), 1643 - 1707

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