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"The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather", painted by William Vandevelde, from... 1857. Creator: Unknown. "The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather", painted by William Vandevelde, from... 1857. Creator: Unknown
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"The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather", painted by William Vandevelde, from... 1857. Creator: Unknown. "The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather", painted by William Vandevelde, from... 1857. Creator: Unknown
"The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather", painted by William Vandevelde, from the Ellesmere Gallery, 1857. Engraving of a painting. What, then, can be more truthful than the long rolling swell of the waves impatiently urging each other on and indicating the quarter of the wind by the oblique direction of their serried ranks? You see, also, that the wind is momentarily increasing, for the foam is torn off their crests. How true to nature, also, is the breaking of the billow over the bows of the boat as she beats up courageously against the wind, leaving of the baffled wave nothing but salt spray and a surface of futile foam divided into a thousand meshed interstices! Then how grand are those gathering masses of cloud - those swelling piles of cumulus so low, threatening, and thunderous - that flake of cloud, too, on the right, contrasting so poetically in the azure of a higher and calmer stratum!'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857
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a captivating painting by the Dutch artist William Vandevelde, dates back to 1857. The creator of this masterpiece, however, remains unknown. This engraving, taken from the Ellesmere Gallery, showcases the raw power and beauty of the North Sea as it relentlessly crashes against the Texel entrance. The painting portrays the unyielding force of nature, with the long, rolling waves eagerly pushing forward, revealing the quarter of the wind through their oblique direction. The foam atop the waves indicates that the wind is momentarily increasing, as the crests are torn apart, leaving only salt spray and a surface of futile foam behind. The boat in the foreground bravely beats up against the wind, leaving the baffled wave nothing but a trail of spray. The grandeur of the painting is further emphasized by the gathering masses of clouds - swelling piles of cumulus that are low, threatening, and thunderous. A contrasting flake of cloud on the right adds a poetic touch to the azure of a higher and calmer stratum. The critic from the "Illustrated London News" of 1857 marveled at the truthfulness of the painting, praising its depiction of the waves and the wind, as well as the ominous clouds that loom overhead. This engraving is a testament to Vandevelde's exceptional talent and his ability to capture the raw power and beauty of nature in a single, breathtaking image.
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