BHC0915

Two Dutch vessels and a flagship under sail in a harbour Long Caption: In this depiction of what might be the Haringvliet estuary in the Netherlands, a warship and two smaller vessels with flying flags and pennants appear to be sailing quite swiftly across dark blue choppy waves that stretch the full width of the fore- and middleground. The impression of rising winds and an impending storm is created by the all-embracing darkness of the scene, which is lit only by the flashing white of the warship's sails and the sunlit strip over the low horizon on the right. The sky's towering rain-heavy clouds, with their almost solid appearance building up towards the upper right-hand corner of the composition, may actually have caused the painting's attribution to Ludolph Bakhuizen's artistic circle. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC0915 Artist: style of Ludolf Bakhuizen Date: mid to late 17th century Medium: oil on canvas Size: 330 mm x 445 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.