An Action between English Ships and Barbary Corsairs

Willem van de Velde the Youngerca. 1695

Details

Title: An Action between English Ships and Barbary Corsairs
Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1633–1707, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1672)
Creator Lifespan: 1633/1707
Creator Nationality: Dutch, active in Britain (from 1672)
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: ca. 1695
Physical Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 19 3/8 inches (32.1 x 49.2 cm)
Subject Keywords: sky, Union Jack, military art, men, water, smoke, sailors, English, sea, rigging, guns, cannons (artillery), ships, warships, galleys (watercraft), rowboats, oars, sails, marine art, flags, pirates
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Oil on canvas
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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