An English frigate getting under way
A port broadside view of a frigate setting her topsails and her courses in the brails. A ship is shown in the right background with her mizzen and mizzen topsail set, but the fore and main topsails are loosed on the cap.
This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, signed ‘W.V.VJ’. It has been approximately dated by the style and watermark.
This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, signed ‘W.V.VJ’. It has been approximately dated by the style and watermark.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6604 |
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Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
Date made: | 1675? |
People: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Mount: 186 mm x 289 mm |