Entrance to a Dutch Port

Entrance to a Dutch Port
Artist	Willem van de Velde the Younger
Year	c. 1665
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	65.7 cm × 77.8 cm (25.9 in × 30.6 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Entrance to a Dutch Port is a mid 17th century painting by Dutch artist Willem van de Velde the Younger. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a bustling harbor in the Netherlands. The work is indicative of the historical mercantile power of the Netherlands during the 17th century. Entrance to a Dutch Port is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1][2]

References

"Entrance to a Dutch Port". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
"The William K. Vanderbilt Bequest." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 15 (December 1920), p. 268, as from the Nieuwenhuys and Clieve [Clewer] Manor collections.

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[1] "Entrance to a Dutch Port". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

[2] "The William K. Vanderbilt Bequest." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 15 (December 1920), p. 268, as from the Nieuwenhuys and Clieve [Clewer] Manor collections.