An English ship drying sails

A two-decker viewed from the port bow. Fore and main topsails loosed on the cap and forecourse loosely clewed up.

This is a pen and grey ink drawing by the Younger, signed in pencil ‘W.V.VJ’. It has been approximately dated by the style, but by the signature it might be somewhat earlier.

Object Details

ID: PAF6629
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: 314 x 221 mm; Mount: 557 mm x 404 mm