Three English ships getting under way

On the left, a ship viewed from abaft the starboard beam with her mizzen set and topsails atrip. On the right, a bow view of two ships which have set their fore courses also and are filling on the port tack.

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

Object Details

ID: PAF6605
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: Sheet: 196 mm x 301 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 558 mm