Frieze and other decoration on the quarter of a Royal yacht
The frieze, quarter-badge and ports about the mizzen chains on the port side of a ketch-rigged royal yacht (probably the ‘Fubus’) with the following points noted; not shown, ‘groet wnt 6 hoftou’ (main rigging six shrouds); before the backstay, ‘pavelijon al root’ (cabintop all red); between the second and third ports from the stern, ‘bacg stagh’ (backstay); close to the mizzen chains, ‘d schoet’ (the sheet); four ports, ‘5 losse porte met keijser hofte’ (five ports with moveable lids decorated with royal heads); drift rail, ‘root’ (red); tiller, ‘x voor d lijsels’ (x for the tiller-ropes); mizzen shrouds, ‘3 hoftoue’ (three shrouds); decoration above badge, ‘manier van een kron’ (in form of a crown).
This is an unsigned pen and brown ink drawing by the Younger. It has been approximately dated by the subject and style.
This is an unsigned pen and brown ink drawing by the Younger. It has been approximately dated by the subject and style.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6624 |
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Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
Date made: | 1685? |
People: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 196 x 316 mm; Mount: 402 mm x 554 mm |