(Leiden 1633-1707 Westminster)
The Council of War of the English fleet under command of Admiral Edward Russell on the ‘Britannia’ before the Naval Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, May 1692, against the French invasion fleet of Louis XIV
Oil on canvas, 164.2 x 306 cm.
Signed and dated ‘Ao 1698 W.V. Velde f.’ (on driftwood, lower right)
PROVENANCE:
Commissioned by Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1652-1727)
for Chippenham Hall, Cambridgeshire, and by inheritance to his great-niece,
Letitia Tipping (1699-1779), wife of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1695-
1770), and by descent to their son,
Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797), and by inheritance to his niece,
Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), and by
descent to her second son,
Lieutenant-General Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1792-1860), and by
inheritance to his younger brother,
Arthur Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798-1863), and by descent in the family
to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2023), at Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.
The painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger was successfully shown at TEFAF 2025 in Maastricht. In addition, it was presented on National Dutch television on March 22 as one of the main highlights at the international art fair.Visit to our gallery
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