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A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze by Willem van de Velde I — VisualArtsDB

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A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze

A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze

A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze

Willem van de Velde I

1662–1668

Medium: Brush and gray ink and gray wash over preliminary drawing in pencil.
Dimensions: 11 15/16 x 7 13/16 in. (30.3 x 19.8 cm)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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