The quarter of a States yacht

Their style and subject suggest they belong to the period of van de Velde’s visit to Holland in 1685-6. The term ‘quarter’ refers to the two after parts of a ship, on each side of the centreline. The drawing depicts an elaborately decorated quarter-badge of three windows, over the centre one a crowned shield bearing a lion rampant on crossed anchors with dolphin supporters. There is a seated female figure on the quarter. This is a less detailed drawing of the same quarter badge as depicted in PAF6654, but does not include the gunport. It is unsigned.

Object Details

ID: PAF6656
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1686?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 153 x 192 mm; Mount: 554 mm x 402 mm