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Willem van de Velde II

The French Vessel "Courtisan"

mid-17th–early 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk
31.5 × 41 cm (12.4 × 16.1 in)

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

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