Three waterschips, two of them towing a Dutch ship

In the left foreground is a starboard broadside view of a waterschip under sail in a light breeze. Two others on the right are shown towing a ship with a flag at the fore.

This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Elder, with a false signature, ‘W.V.V.J’, of the Younger. Robinson believes this drawing to be of poor quality and doubtful authenticity. It has been approximately dated by the style and subject.

Object Details

ID: PAF6481
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1665?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Primary support: 139 mm x 367 mm; Mount: 407 mm x 557 mm