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Willem van de Velde I

Old Ship Model

17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black and red chalk
15.6 × 11.8 cm (6.1 × 4.6 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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