Mizzen and mizzen topsail

A brailed up mizzen and half-hoisted topsail, viewed from abaft the starboard beam. There is a man depicted in the shrouds.

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

Object Details

ID: PAF6645
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: Mount: 299 mm x 186 mm