van de Velde (?væn d? ?v?ld?) n1. (Biography) Adriaen. 1636?72, Dutch painter of landscapes with animals and figures2. (Biography) his uncle, Esaias. ?1591?1630, Dutch landscape and genre painter, noted for such works as The Winter Scene (1623)3. (Biography) Henry. 1863?1957, Belgian architect and designer, who introduced the British Arts and Crafts movement to the Continent and helped to develop the Art Nouveau style4. (Biography) Willem, known as the Elder: father of Adriaen van de Velde. 1611?93, Dutch marine painter, working in England as court painter to Charles II5. (Biography) his son, Willem, known as the Younger. 1633?1707, Dutch marine painter, working in England as court painter to Charles IICollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014