Willem van de Velde, the Younger

Dutch painter

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In Willem van de Velde, the Elder
…in collaboration with his son, Willem the Younger (1633–1707), who became the foremost marine painter of his time. The latter was appointed court painter by Charles II in 1677 and was commissioned to paint England’s naval battles; many of his works are housed in London’s National Maritime Museum.
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