Dutch Blue & White Royal Delft Maritime Wall Charger. The Cannon Shot after Van De Velde - 1944

The fine tin glazed earthenware rimmed charger decorated in shades of blue with a 17th century Dutch warship on sea that fires a salute.
Under right naar v.d. Velde
Painted after the famous oil painting from Willem van de Velde de Jonge. “Het Kanonschot” circa 1680, in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. (The cannon shot after Willem van de Velde the Younger.
Leiden ca 18 Dec. 1633 – April 6th 1707 in Greenwich- London) The rim decorated with floral motifs.
Signed on the bottom in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND   &   BN  =  1944
Two painters worked on this “painting on clay”
Painter’s initials: VB = Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik van Baarsel.
Employment dates: June 30th, 1893 - 1948.
Painter: JD = Johannes Th. Dessens 
Employment dates: 1939 - 1986 
Literature:
This type of charges is shown in: Royal Delft a guide to the Porceleyne Fles by Rick Erickson on page 122 Fig.10-4 & page 124 Fig.10-52

Diameter: 41 cm. (16,2 inches.)
Weight:  circa 1.999 grams.