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Pen and wash drawing of sailing warships in battle on grey choppy sea, smoke rising among the ships under a pale sky.

Naval Battle off Livorno, 14 March 1653

A grey-toned sea battle unfolds across open water, with tall sailing warships in the foreground and middle distance firing smoke clouds. Several ships list and burn while others sail through the haze under a pale, cloudy sky.

Artist
Willem van de Velde (I)
Date
1659-1699
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2845 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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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