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Willem van de Velde the Younger
估價
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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描述
- Willem van de Velde the Younger
- The Dutch Fleet at anchor between Nieuwdiep and den Helder
- Graphite and grey wash with touches of pen and black ink;
bears later initials in pen and brown ink, lower left: W.V.VJ.
inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left, translating a Dutch inscription that is largely cut off: a View between the niewdiep and the Helder, 15th May 1665, and numbered: 6 - 8 ¼ins. by 22 ¾ins; 208mm by 581mm
In an album of drawings primarily by William van de Velde the Elder and the Younger
Condition
Laid down on paper. There are two old fold lines running vertically down the width of the sheet and some old creases to the right edge due to the way the sheet is currently laid down. There is evidence of some surface dirt to the edges and some light staining to the lower quarter. Otherwise in good condition with the medium fresh throughout.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
On 6/16 April 1665, not long after the beginning of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the States-General appointed Jacob Baron van Wassenaar van Obdam commander-in-chief of the fleet that was then being assembled in the northern islands around Texel. The various vessels recorded in the present drawing are shown at anchor between Nieuwdiep and Den Helder, not far from Texel, some days before the fleet put to sea, on 13/23 and 14/24 May (indicating, as one would expect, that the date inscribed on this drawing refers to the New Style calendar in use in the Netherlands at this time). There is little in this tranquil scene to suggest the carnage that would ensue, early in the following month, at the Battle of Lowestoft, one of the most dramatic defeats in Dutch naval history.