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A Fleet of Ships by Willem van de Velde I — VisualArtsDB

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A Fleet of Ships

A Fleet of Ships

A Fleet of Ships

Willem van de Velde I

1660–1670

Medium: Gray wash and black ink over graphite on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions: 22.8 x 83.2 cm (9 x 32 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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