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Grey wash drawing of a sea battle with sailing warships, drifting smoke, flags, and small boats in choppy water under a cloudy sky.

Episode uit de slag in de Sont tussen de Hollandse en de Zweedse vloot, 8 november 1658

A monochrome wash drawing of a naval battle at sea, with large sailing warships under drifting smoke and flying flags, some red, white and blue. Smaller boats crowd the choppy water in the foreground beneath a heavy, cloudy sky.

Artist
Willem van de Velde (I)
Date
1665
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2702 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1665.
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

Español: Episodio de la batalla naval en el Sund, 1658, Willem van de Velde I

Un dibujo monocromo a la aguada de una batalla naval en el mar, con grandes navíos de vela bajo humo que se disipa y banderas ondeando, algunas en rojo, blanco y azul. Botes pequeños llenan el agua agitada en primer plano, bajo un cielo nublado y pesado.

Português: Episódio da batalha naval no Sund, 1658, Willem van de Velde I

Um desenho monocromático em aguada de uma batalha naval no mar, com grandes navios à vela sob fumaça dispersa e bandeiras tremulando, algumas em vermelho, branco e azul. Barcos menores lotam a água agitada em primeiro plano, sob um céu nublado e pesado.

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