65. Atelier de Willem van de Velde le jeune (Leyde 1633-1707 Londres) Navires de guerre et bateaux de pêche dans la brise huile sur toile 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.