A Dutch squadron at anchor

A distant view showing ships with pendants at the fore, and a smalschip before a light breeze in the right middle distance. A coastline is pictured beyond the ships.

This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, signed ‘W.V.VJ’. It has been approximately dated by the watermark.

Object Details

ID: PAF6508
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1665
People: Dutch Fleet; Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Secondary support: 366 mm x 513 mm; Primary support: 203 mm x 343 mm; Mount: 407 mm x 559 mm
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