Monumental painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger (Leiden, 1633 - Westminster, 1707) : "The Council of War of the English fleet under command of Admiral Edward Russell on the 'Britannia' before the naval battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, May 1692, against the French invasion fleet of Louis XIV" : one of the most outstanding paintings commissioned by Admiral Edward Russell (1652-1727), 1st Earl of Orford, for his Chippenham Park estate, in Cambridgeshire, the painting has always remained in the same collection for over 325 years, the painting was one of a total of seven, together constituting one commission, together, the seven paintings constitute the largest and most ambitious commission ever undertaken by Van de Velde on behalf of a private patron
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TitleMonumental painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger (Leiden, 1633 - Westminster, 1707) : "The Council of War of the English fleet under command of Admiral Edward Russell on the 'Britannia' before the naval battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, May 1692, against the French invasion fleet of Louis XIV" : one of the most outstanding paintings commissioned by Admiral Edward Russell (1652-1727), 1st Earl of Orford, for his Chippenham Park estate, in Cambridgeshire, the painting has always remained in the same collection for over 325 years, the painting was one of a total of seven, together constituting one commission, together, the seven paintings constitute the largest and most ambitious commission ever undertaken by Van de Velde on behalf of a private patron
Author
Place of publicationHeiloo
PublisherRob Kattenburg
Year of publication2025
Pagination52 p.
Illustrationsill.
Dimensions28,5 cm
Bibliographic Notes Met lit. opg. en herkomst.
SubjectSchilderijen, Oorlogsschepen
Geographical keywordNederlanden, Engeland
Persons keyword Willem van de (1633-1707) Velde de Jonge
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