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Charles II's visit to the 'Tiger' at Woolwich, 17 August 1681
A lee bow view of the ‘Tiger’ with the royal standard at the main, close-hauled on the starboard tack, passing to the windward side of a smaller ship which is seen on the broadside firing a salute. A yacht is shown on the left.
The drawing is numbered ‘60’, altered from ‘67’.
This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Elder.
Van de Velde made a large series of drawings of the royal visit to the ‘Tiger’ and the subsequent passage down the Thames to Sheerness and Chatham.
The drawing is numbered ‘60’, altered from ‘67’.
This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Elder.
Van de Velde made a large series of drawings of the royal visit to the ‘Tiger’ and the subsequent passage down the Thames to Sheerness and Chatham.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF6615 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
| Places: | Woolwich |
| Vessels: | Tiger 1647 [British navy] |
| Date made: | 1681 |
| People: | King Charles II of Spain; Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 150 x 328 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 556 mm |