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Willem van de Velde I

Also known as: Willem van de Velde I; primary name: Van de Velde, Willem; other name: Velde, Willem van de
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; Dutch; Male
Life dates: 1610-1693
Biography: Marine ship and battle painter; active in Amsterdam; moved to England 1672/3 with his son Willem II (q.v.). The work of father and son can only rarely be distinguished in reproductive prints.

161 related objects

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.43 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1701

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.46 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1658

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.980.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing; album

Museum number: Oo,11.245 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IIAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 18thC

drawing; album

Museum number: 1872,0113.373.2 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1677

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.978.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.27 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1658

drawing; album

Museum number: 1900,0824.150 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1693

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0413.186 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: 1854,0812.18 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1665

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1940,1214.9 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1660

drawing; album

Museum number: 1874,0808.98 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IDrawn by:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1666

drawing; album

Museum number: 1857,1222.15 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1665

drawing; offset

Museum number: Oo,10.234 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1661

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.223 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1675

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.977.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.49 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1672

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.29 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1684

drawing; offset

Museum number: Oo,10.235 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: 1854,0628.79 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1673

drawing

Museum number: 1868,0612.1601 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousFormerly attributed to:Jan van de Velde II |
Production date: 17thC

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.975.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1673

drawing

Museum number: 1857,1222.1 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1685

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.36-37 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1658

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1940,1214.7 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1659

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0514.286 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Sell CotmanAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1782-1842

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.53 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1643

drawing; album

Museum number: 1857,1222.8 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1681

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0514.285 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Sell CotmanAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1782-1842

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.51 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1664

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0413.187 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing

Museum number: 1857,1222.6 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1675

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1940,1214.8 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.220 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: 1857,1222.13 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1665

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0904.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacobus VrelManner/Style of:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1654-1662

drawing

Museum number: 1854,0628.80 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1693

drawing

Museum number: 1857,1222.11 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1675

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.48 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1672

drawing

Museum number: SL,5214.31 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing

Museum number: 1857,1222.3 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.28 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1684

drawing; offset; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.976.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1658

drawing; album

Museum number: 1857,1222.18 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1684

drawing; album

Museum number: 1857,1222.17 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1665

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1940,1214.5 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1670

drawing; album

Museum number: 1857,1222.16 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1665

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.222 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: 1863,0110.224 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1672

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.47 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1672

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.42 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1684

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1940,1214.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1680

drawing; album

Museum number: 1863,0110.225 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1673

drawing; album

Museum number: 1857,1222.14 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing

Museum number: 1857,1222.9 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: 1872,0113.373.1 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1677

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.982.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing

Museum number: 1940,1214.15 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1946,0413.189 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1667

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.26 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1672

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.979.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1665

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0413.188 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1611-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.41 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1672-1693

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1940,1214.6 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Willem van de Velde IAttributed to:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1665

drawing; album

Museum number: 1879,0809.599 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1673

drawing

Museum number: 1857,1222.4 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666-1707

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.983.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0514.287 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Sell CotmanAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1782-1842

drawing; album

Museum number: 1877,1013.981.+ |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5214.50 |
Producer name: BIOG49371 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1666

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1940,1214.1 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem van de Velde IIDrawn by:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1680

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0904.1 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacobus VrelManner/Style of:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1654-1662

photographic print

Museum number: 1860,1013.192 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IPhotographed by:Philip Henry Delamotte |
Production date: 1858 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Die Ruhige See |
Museum number: 1866,1013.519 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1822-1893 |
Production place: Published in:Munich

print

Title: A Light Air of Wind |
Museum number: 1873,0809.186 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1764-1791

print

Title: Aemilia Het Admiraels Schip van Hollant |
Museum number: Y,2.75 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1663-1708 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: Sea View |
Museum number: Kk,2.39 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1773-1834

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1872,1012.1574 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1823-1864

print

Title: Galerie des peintres flamands, hollandais et allemands de Le Brun |
Museum number: 2006,U.908 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1777-1791 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1868,0822.4350-4351 |
Producer name: Print made by:William BondAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1826

print

Museum number: 1870,0813.669 |
Producer name: Print made by:Captain William BaillieAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1750-1810

print

Museum number: 1870,0813.668 |
Producer name: Print made by:Captain William BaillieAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1750-1810

print

Title: Willem van den Velden |
Museum number: P,6.153 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gerard SibeliusAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1745 - 1785

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Un calme |
Museum number: 1877,1013.1854 |
Producer name: Print made by:Marie Louveau-RouveyreAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1872-1873 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)

print

Museum number: 1861,1109.389 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1750-1810

print

Title: view of the Fleet, which brought hom his Majesty King Charles the II.d in May 1660 |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2467 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1736-1742

print

Title: A Gale Gems of Art |
Museum number: 2010,7081.6936 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas LuptonAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1825

print

Title: A Sea View |
Museum number: 2010,7081.5516 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Sun Set |
Museum number: 1878,0511.1058 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1830-1844 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Greenland Whale Fishery |
Museum number: 1875,0710.5022 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1768-1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1861,1109.388 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1780-1850 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Sun set, seapiece with battleships |
Museum number: 1932,0526.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:David LucasAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A Gale Sketches |
Museum number: 2010,7081.4156 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph Epenetus CoombsAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1810s-1840s |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A Light Air of Wind |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1375 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre Charles CanotAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Storm. |
Museum number: 1861,0810.372 |
Producer name: Print made by:William MillerAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1854-1858 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A Light Air of Wind |
Museum number: 1877,0609.1659 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre Charles CanotAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A Gale |
Museum number: 1869,0612.299 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre Charles CanotAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Le Calme |
Museum number: 1861,1109.383 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1735-1799 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1947,0116.25 |
Producer name: After:Willem van de Velde IAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Vent Frais |
Museum number: 1977,U.1288 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre Charles CanotAfter:Willem van de Velde I |
Production date: 1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)