A flute going free under easy sail

A starboard lee quarter view of a flute going free under mizzen, fore topsail and lowered main topsail.

This is a pencil and wash drawing, by the Younger, with pen and brown ink. It has a false signature signed ‘V Velde’. According to Robinson this work is of doubtful authenticity and date.

Object Details

ID: PAF6534
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1672?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Primary support: 143 mm x 92 mm; Mount: 553 mm x 404 mm