Painting of the cannon shot, Willem van de Velde (II), ca. 1680 A Dutch man-of-war unloads a cannon shot. The ship lies motionless on the smooth water: the sails are completely slack. Two sloops float on either side; another Dutch ship can be seen in the distance, with lowered sails. The lull contrasts with. The gust opposite, showing an English warship, battered by the storm, bobbing around rudderlessly.
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