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Sailing warships on a calm sea under cumulus clouds; a large ship with white sails dominates the left foreground.

Captured Ships Entering the Goeree Gat, 1666

A calm sea under a broad sky of cumulus clouds, with several sailing warships in open water. A large vessel with billowing white sails and red-and-white flags dominates the left foreground, while smaller ships spread across the middle distance, one on the right emitting a puff of gunsmoke.

Artist
Willem van de Velde (II)
Date
1666
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2856 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1666.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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