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Memorial: M3403

Wall tablet at St James’s Church, Piccadilly to marine artists Willem van de Velde the elder d. 1693 and Willem van de Velde the  younger d. 1707 , both marine artists

Location

St James's Church, Piccadilly, London, England

Transcript

'Near this Place / were Deposited the Remains of / WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE ELDER / Born in 1610-11 Died in 1693 / and of his son / WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE YOUNGER / Born in 1633 Died in 1707 / After the Year 1673 / these Eminent Dutch Marine Artists / Lived and worked in this Country / as Painters of Seafights / to their Majesties / KING CHARLES THE SECOND / AND KING JAMES THE SECOND /T his tribute / Alike to their Artistic Merit / to their faultless Craftsmanship and to the Historical Value of their works / through money Publicly subscribed / was Erected here by / The Society for Nautical Research / in the Year 1929'

Details

Description: Carved with a relief of a warship.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Baptistry
Materials: Portland stone
Artists: W. B. Fagan, Cecil King

People

Van de Velde, Willem
Age:
Date of Death: 1693
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine painter
Organisation:
Van de Velde, Willem
Age:
Date of Death: 1707
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine painter
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Unveiling of the Van de Velde Memorial', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 15, p. 302 (Cambridge, 1929).
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