65. Workshop of Willem van de Velde the Younger (Leiden 1633-1707 London) Warships and Fishing Boats in the Breeze oil on canvas oil on canvas 62 x 83.5cm (24 7/16 x 32 7/8in). Provenance Probably, Christie's, London, 12 December 1886, lot 36 (according to the label on the reverse) Private collection, Spain This composition belongs to a small group of workshop variants derived from the painterly vocabulary of Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707). In Robinson's Catalogue of the Paintings of the Elder and the Younger Willem van de Velde (1990), a closely related design is recorded under no. 244 (pp. 769-770). The present work aligns with Robinson's typology in structure, atmospheric handling, and rigging detail.