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      Willem van de Velde the Elder Readers & Most-Viewed Canvases

      1611 – 1693

      What is this page?

      This page shows how many people visit the pages of Willem van de Velde the Elder on this website. A visit means one person opened a page. Each chart below has its own short explanation.

      Statistics were reset on 1 July 2026 — no data is available before that date.

      Willem van de Velde the Elder and the readers

      Over twelve months, the canvas of Willem van de Velde the Elder most viewed on TopImpressionists.com was Large Ships and Boats in a Calm: 800 visits, 6% of all views of the painter. The Gust and The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen come next. Willem van de Velde the Elder drew 15,100 visits in all: 3,000 on the painter's page and 12,100 on single canvases. The brightest month was Jul 2026, with 12,800 visits. Readers browse on computers (93%), phones (7%) and tablets (1%). Readers are drawn to Melancholic (Emotional Tone): 15% of the visits, for 0% of the painter's catalog.

      The 10 canvases of Willem van de Velde the Elder that draw the most attention

      Counted by visits over the last twelve months on TopImpressionists.com: the 10 canvases of Willem van de Velde the Elder that readers open most often, first place first.

      1. Large Ships and Boats in a Calm 1 Large Ships and Boats in a Calm, 1660 800 visits · 5.9%
      2. The Gust 2 The Gust, 1680 600 visits · 4.4%
      3. The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen 3 The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen, 1654 600 visits · 4.4%
      4. Ships in a Calm Sea 4 Ships in a Calm Sea, 1653 500 visits · 3.7%
      5. The Taking of the English Flagship the Royal Prince (detail) 5 The Taking of the English Flagship the Royal Prince (detail), 1666 500 visits · 3.7%
      6. The Battle of Livorno (detail) 6 The Battle of Livorno (detail), 1654 500 visits · 3.7%
      7. Entrance to a Dutch Port 7 Entrance to a Dutch Port, 1665 400 visits · 3.0%
      8. The Cannon Shot 8 The Cannon Shot, 1680 300 visits · 2.2%
      9. The Dutch Ship 'Oosterwijk' Under Sail near the Shore, in Two Positions 9 The Dutch Ship 'Oosterwijk' Under Sail near the Shore, in Two Positions, 1654 300 visits · 2.2%
      10. The ''Gouden Leeuw'' before Amsterdam 10 The ''Gouden Leeuw'' before Amsterdam, 1686 300 visits · 2.2%

      How many readers visit the page of Willem van de Velde the Elder each month?

      Each bar is one month. It shows how many times people opened the page of this artist during that month, over the last twelve months.

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      MonthArtist pageArtwork pages
      Oct 202500
      Nov 202500
      Dec 202500
      Jan 202600
      Feb 202600
      Mar 202600
      Apr 202600
      May 202600
      Jun 20260100
      Jul 20262,30010,500
      Aug 2026500600
      Sep 2026200900

      How often are the canvases of Willem van de Velde the Elder opened?

      Each bar is one month. It counts the visits to all the artwork pages of this artist added together, month by month, for one year.

      The monthly figures of both charts are in the first table, above.

      Which canvases of Willem van de Velde the Elder draw the most visits, month by month?

      Each row is one popular artwork. Each bar shows how many visits that artwork received in one month. Taller bars mean more visits that month.

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      ArtworkOct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
      The Battle of Livorno000000000000
      Entrance to a Dutch Port0000000002000100
      The Gust0000000003000300
      Large Ships and Boats in a…0000000007001000
      The Taking of the English F…0000000003000200
      The Battle of Livorno (deta…00000000050000
      The Burning of the 'Andrew'…0000000005001000
      Ships in a Storm00000000010000
      Calm French Merchant Ships…00000000010000
      The Cannon Shot0000000002001000

      Which devices do readers use to follow Willem van de Velde the Elder?

      Each slice is one kind of device: phone, tablet or computer. The bigger the slice, the more visits came from that kind of device during the last twelve months.

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      DeviceVisitsShare
      computers14,00092.7%
      phones1,0006.6%
      tablets1000.7%

      In which languages is Willem van de Velde the Elder read?

      Each slice is one language. The bigger the slice, the more visitors used the website in that language during the last thirty days. Only the top ten are shown.

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      LanguageVisitsShare
      French20025.0%
      Japanese20025.0%
      German10012.5%
      Spanish10012.5%
      Estonian10012.5%
      Italian10012.5%

      How many visits does Willem van de Velde the Elder get each day, and what is the forecast?

      Each bar is one day. The first bars count the visits of the past three weeks. The bars in the second color are our guess for the next three weeks.

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      DayVisits
      Fri 25 Sep0
      Sat 26 Sep100
      Sun 27 Sep0
      Mon 28 Sep100
      Tue 29 Sep100
      Wed 30 Sep100
      Thu 1 Oct0
      Fri 2 Oct200
      Sat 3 Oct200
      Sun 4 Oct200
      Mon 5 Oct200
      Tue 6 Oct300
      Wed 7 Oct0
      Thu 8 Oct0
      Fri 9 Oct100
      Sat 10 Oct200
      Sun 11 Oct100
      Mon 12 Oct100
      Tue 13 Oct0
      Wed 14 Oct0
      Thu 15 Oct100
      Fri 16 Oct (forecast)100
      Sat 17 Oct (forecast)200
      Sun 18 Oct (forecast)100
      Mon 19 Oct (forecast)100
      Tue 20 Oct (forecast)100
      Wed 21 Oct (forecast)0
      Thu 22 Oct (forecast)0
      Fri 23 Oct (forecast)100
      Sat 24 Oct (forecast)200
      Sun 25 Oct (forecast)100
      Mon 26 Oct (forecast)100
      Tue 27 Oct (forecast)100
      Wed 28 Oct (forecast)0
      Thu 29 Oct (forecast)0
      Fri 30 Oct (forecast)100
      Sat 31 Oct (forecast)200
      Sun 1 Nov (forecast)100
      Mon 2 Nov (forecast)200
      Tue 3 Nov (forecast)200
      Wed 4 Nov (forecast)0
      Thu 5 Nov (forecast)0

      Questions about Willem van de Velde the Elder

      Which canvases of Willem van de Velde the Elder are the most popular?

      Large Ships and Boats in a Calm comes first, with 800 visits (6% of the views of Willem van de Velde the Elder). The ranking above lists the 10 most viewed.

      How many people read about Willem van de Velde the Elder on TopImpressionists.com?

      15,100 visits in twelve months, 3,000 on the painter's page and 12,100 on single canvases.

      On which devices do readers follow Willem van de Velde the Elder?

      Readers follow Willem van de Velde the Elder on computers (93%), phones (7%) and tablets (1%); computers make 93% of the visits.

      What kind of canvases do readers prefer in Willem van de Velde the Elder?

      Melancholic (Emotional Tone): 15% of the visits, against 0% of the catalog.