Portrait of a Dutch frigate

Portrait of a Dutch frigate, a faint drawing from close on the starboard quarter. The main topsail is full; fore course, the fore topsail and mizzen topsail are aback; the mizzen half is brailed.

The drawing is an offset form an accurate original only slightly touched with pencil. It is very approximately dated by the style.

Object Details

ID: PAF6484
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1665?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Secondary support: 408 mm x 283 mm; Primary support: 356 mm x 231 mm; Mount: 559 mm x 408 mm