Studio of Willem van de Velde the Younger

The Royal Visit to the Fleet in the Thames Estuary, 6 June 1672



Studio of Willem van de Velde the Younger - The Royal Visit to the Fleet in the Thames Estuary, 6 June 1672



Studio of Willem van de Velde the Younger
The Royal Visit to the Fleet in the Thames Estuary, 6 June 1672
33.3 x 58 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin


Literature

Homan Potterton, Dutch seventeenth and eighteenth century paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 1986, pp. 162-165, fig. 165


Provenance

possibly the painting reputed to have been given by Charles II to Sir Anthony Deane
possibly by descent to Deane's son William and his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth (née Morgan)
possibly thence by descent to their son, Morgan Deane (or Morgan Morgan) when engraved by Elisha Kirkall c. 1725
possibly C. Purvis 1842
possibly the late Thomas Purvis sale, Christie's, 2 June 1849, lot 109
bt. Woodin
Executors of Mrs. Bentley of Sloane Street, London, sale, Christie's, 28 June 1879, lot 41
where purchased by The National Gallery of Ireland
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Other works by Willem van de Velde the Younger


Willem van de Velde the Younger The Evening Gun: an English three-decker with sails loosed and a galliot in the foreground
The Evening Gun: an English three-decker with sails loosed and a galliot in the foreground

After Willem van de Velde the Younger The Royal Visit to the Fleet in the Thames Estuary, 6 June 1672
The Royal Visit to the Fleet in the Thames Estuary, 6 June 1672

After Willem van de Velde the Younger Calm: an English sixth-rate ship firing a salute
Calm: an English sixth-rate ship firing a salute

Willem van de Velde the Younger A battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War, probably the London at the Battle of the Texel, August 1673
A battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War, probably the London at the Battle of the Texel, August 1673

Willem van de Velde the Younger The Cannon Shot
The Cannon Shot
c. 1680