BACKHUYSEN, Ludolf
(b. 1630, Emden, d. 1708, Amsterdam)

Dutch Vessels off a Coastline on a Breezy Day

c. 1680
Oil on canvas, 98 x 135 cm
Private collection

Although the work is undated, the vessels depicted and the style, which retains the influence of Willem van de Velde the Younger, points to a dating c. 1680.