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Painting of a large sailing warship in the foreground, other ships in smoky haze, grey sea under a cloudy sky.

Capture of the Royal Prince, 13 June 1666, Four Days' Battle

A large three-masted warship with billowing sails dominates the right foreground, while other sailing ships sit in smoky haze across a grey-blue sea. A small boat rows near its stern under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Willem van de Velde (II)
Date
1670
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2865 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1670.
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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