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A Dutch Yacht and Other Vessels Becalmed near the Shore

Photo credit: The National Gallery, London

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A man sits on a spit of land, his body reaching towards the sea, the line of his gaze drawing our eyes to the boats he watches. Perhaps he longs to be on board; perhaps he looks out for someone about to land. Or perhaps he’s just held by the visual poetry of the vessels themselves, the seemingly endless number of blues in the vast sky or the perfect reflections in the limpid water. On the right, a state yacht waits for the breeze, its sail barely moving, the Dutch colours at its peak drooping and its crew idle.

Life in seventeenth-century Holland was often lived on the water – and there were so many marine artists it seems that if the Dutch weren't on a boat, they were looking at pictures of them. Henrick Dubbels was one of the most successful of these artists.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

A Dutch Yacht and Other Vessels Becalmed near the Shore

Date

about 1660-70

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 48.3 x W 48.1 cm

Accession number

NG2587

Acquisition method

Salting Bequest, 1910

Work type

Painting

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The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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