A number of vessels are gently run aground in an inlet on a sandy shore, and in the background other vessels are at anchor. Men can be seen walking on the sandbanks.
This work is probably a production of the van de Velde studio, and only partly by Willem van de Velde the Younger.
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Room A: Paintings after 1600
Key facts
Artist
Artist dates
1633 - 1707
Full title
Small Dutch Vessels Aground at Low Water in a Calm
Date made
about 1660
Medium and support
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
32.9 x 36.9 cm
Inscription summary
Signed
Acquisition credit
Salting Bequest, 1910
Inventory number
NG2574
Location in Gallery
