Description: | From the FGreville Collction; 1562; illegible writing, B.S.I. 262
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Seven ships at anchor in the middle-distance. The flags indicate the presence of an admiral and vice-admiral among the left-hand group of ships, and a rear-admiral among those on the right. The buildings of a small town are visible in the distance. In this study the artist has paid more-than-usual attention to the setting of the ships within the landscape, using the wash to explore the play of light against the sea and sky.
Box Title: Van de Velde, Ingram No 8, 1095-1098, 1138, 1139, 1143-1145, 1155, 1156, 1158, 1162, 1163, 1165-1167, 1173, 1174.
caption: Dutch ships at anchor near the shore |