870. SHIPPING IN A CALM.
W. van de Velde (Dutch: 1633-1707). See 149.
A dogger, with hanging sail, in the foreground; behind it a frigate—"and a variety of vessels, at every different gradation of distance, carry the eye back to the horizon. The air and ocean are still as sleep. Signed, and dated 1657, when the painter was only 24."