A ship in the high seas in a flying storm; performance known as 'De windstoot'. A three-master on a high wave, on the left a smaller ship. A large shi

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A ship in the high seas in a flying storm; performance known as 'De windstoot'. A three-master on a high wave, on the left a smaller ship. A large ship is in distress. A gust of wind broke the mast and one of the sails broke loose. It's a 70 gun British warship. Willem van de Velde II entered the service of the English royal family in 1672, together with his father, who was also a marine painter. He made this painting and the accompanying canvas 'The cannon shot' in England

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Size: 4422px × 5416px
Photo credit: © Viktor Birkus / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: -master, distress, domain, dutch, exhibition, flying, gallery, history, mast, museum, netherlands, oil, public, rijksmuseum, sails, sea, ship, storm, wave