English Warship Firing a Salute
Unknown Artist
1690
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 63.7 × 77.5 cm · framed: 91 × 103 × 4 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
Accession Number
1975.80
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Van de Velde and his father picked up their lives in Amsterdam in 1672 and moved to England to paint for the king. Their paintings of the Royal Navy’s massive ships celebrated England’s power in war and trade.