By Ludolf Bakhuizen National Maritime Museum Greenwich The setting for the picture is the merchant shipping roadstead off the eastern coast of Texel, one of a group of northern islands guarding the entrance to the Zuider Zee. Texel Island can be seen ahead with the village of Oude Schild to the far right. The channel [...]
The Merchant Shipping Anchorage in the Texel with Texel Island and Oude Schild to the North West
Published in April 12th, 2009
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A Ship in High Seas Caught by a Squall, known as ‘The Gust’ (De Windstoot)
Published in April 12th, 2009
By Willem van de Velde the Younger (ca. 1650-1707) Rijksmuseum Amsterdam The painting depicts a three masted ship and a small boat caught by a raging storm.
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