Adriaen van de Velde was the son of a well-known marine painter, Willem van de Velde the Elder, who was probably his first teacher. He also studied at Haarlem, Neth. The southern atmosphere and the classical quality of van de Velde's forms suggest Italian influences, probably the result of contact with Dutch artists who had been to Rome. He was occasionally called upon to paint the figures in landscapes by Jacob van Ruisdael, Meindert Hobbema, and others. He also executed etchings and drawings of landscapes with animals. Among his most original paintings are beach scenes, such as “View of the Seashore” (Mauritshuis, The Hague).