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."