biography
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Velde, Willem van de
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known as the Younger
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pronunciation:
[velduh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1633–1707)
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| biography:
| Painter, son of Willem van de Velde, born in Leyden, W Netherlands. Like his father, he was almost exclusively a marine painter. With him he worked in England for Charles II, which accounts for the large number of his works in English collections. He specialized in depicting naval encounters. |
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