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1610/11 Leiden, Holland - 1693 London, England. Known for: Sailing warships, battles and harbor scene painting.
Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 – 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter. Known as the Elder, he was a marine draughtsman and painter, was born in Leiden, the son of a... Read full biography
Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 – 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter. Known as the Elder, he was a marine draughtsman and painter, was born in Leiden, the son of a Flemish skipper, Willem Willemsz. van de Velde, and is commonly said to have been bred to the sea. In... Read full biography
Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 – 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter. Known as the Elder, he was a marine draughtsman and painter, was born in Leiden, the son of a Flemish skipper, Willem Willemsz. van de Velde, and is commonly said to have been bred to the sea. In 1706 Bainbrigg Buckeridge noted that he “understood navigation very well”. He married Judith Adriaensdochter van Leeuwen in Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1631. His three known legitimate children were... Read full biography
Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 – 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter. Known as the Elder, he was a marine draughtsman and painter, was born in Leiden, the son of a Flemish skipper, Willem Willemsz. van de Velde, and is commonly said to have been bred to the sea. In 1706 Bainbrigg Buckeridge noted that he “understood navigation very well”. He married Judith Adriaensdochter van Leeuwen in Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1631. His three known legitimate children were named Magdalena, born 1632; Willem, known as the Younger, also a marine painter, born 1633; and Adriaen, a landscape painter, born 1636. His marriage was stormy, at least in its later years. David Cordingly relates that Willem the Elder fathered two... Read full biography
Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 – 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter. Known as the Elder, he was a marine draughtsman and painter, was born in Leiden, the son of a Flemish skipper, Willem Willemsz. van de Velde, and is commonly said to have been bred to the sea. In 1706 Bainbrigg Buckeridge noted that he “understood navigation very well”. He married Judith Adriaensdochter van Leeuwen in Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1631. His three known legitimate children were named Magdalena, born 1632; Willem, known as the Younger, also a marine painter, born 1633; and Adriaen, a landscape painter, born 1636. His marriage was stormy, at least in its later years. David Cordingly relates that Willem the Elder fathered two children out of wedlock in 1653, one “by his maidservant, and the other by her friend. Nine years later the Elder and his wife went through a leg... Read full biography
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Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 – 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter. Known as the Elder, he was a marine draughtsman and painter, was born in Leiden, the son of a Flemish skipper, Willem Willemsz. van de Velde, and is commonly said to have been bred to the sea. In 1706 Bainbrigg Buckeridge noted that he “understood navigation very well”. He married Judith Adriaensdochter van Leeuwen in Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1631.
His three known legitimate children were named Magdalena, born 1632; Willem, known as the Younger, also a marine painter, born 1633; and Adriaen, a landscape painter, born 1636.
His marriage was stormy, at least in its later years. David Cordingly relates that Willem the Elder fathered...But wait, there's more...
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