Laura Gascoigne

How two Dutchmen introduced marine art to Britain

Turner claimed that an image of a storm-tossed vessel by Willem the Younger had made him a painter

‘English Ship Lying-To in Gale’ by Willem van de Velde the Younger. Credit: © National Maritime Museum, London
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  • The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea

    Queen’s House, National Maritime Museum, until 14 January 2024

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