The port quarter of a States yacht

The port quarter of a States yacht. The port quarter figure is a warrior with the head turned to face aft, the left hand across the breast, holding a sword in the right hand.

It is rapidly but accurately drawn in pencil without any signs of it being based on an offset. The drawing is approximately dated by the watermark.

Object Details

ID: PAF6493
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1665?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Primary support: 229 mm x 210 mm; Mount: 554 mm x 405 mm
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