Description
Van de Velde and his father picked up their lives in Amsterdam in 1672 and moved to England to paint for the king. Their paintings of the Royal Navy’s massive ships celebrated England’s power in war and trade.
Provenance
-1751 Charles Cavert (1699-1751), Fifth Lord Baltimore; 1751-1771 Frederick Calvert (1731-1771), Sixth Lord Baltimore; 1771-1835 Henry Harford (d. 1771); 1835-1885 Frederick Paul Harford, Down Place, Windsor, sold, Christie's London, 06/1885; - Rufus L. Patterson (1872-1943), New York; [Norton Galleries, New York]; 1968-1975 Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975
Accession Number
1975.80
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 91 x 103 x 4 cm (35 13/16 x 40 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 63.7 x 77.5 cm (25 1/16 x 30 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
