Portrait of a Dutch fireship

A Dutch fireship viewed from close on the port quarter. There are two round-topped ports on the tafferel, which is otherwise blank. The masts and spars are only lightly sketched and no yards are crossed except the crossjack and the mizzen topsail.

This is an unsigned offset from an accurate original, by the Younger, which is only slightly touched with pencil. It has been very approximately dated by the style.

Object Details

ID: PAF6485
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: Primary support: 291 mm x 221 mm; Mount: 558 mm x 407 mm