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Willem van de Velde

Dune Scene with Peasant Figures

mid-1650s
pen and brown ink over graphite on antique laid paper; lined with tissue paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

This artist started his career as a sailor, but when his talent was recognized, he became a draftsman and painter of naval scenes and battles in both Holland and England.

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