Decorated terms (mullions) on the stern of a Dutch ship

The word term can refer to the carved work in the form of pilasters between stern-windows of a ship. This is one of a group of five drawings in the NMM’s collection of details of Dutch yachts drawn rapidly in pen and ink over preliminary graphite. Their style and subject suggest they belong to the period of van de Velde’s visit to Holland in 1685-6. The drawing is unsigned.

Object Details

ID: PAF6658
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: 121 x 138 mm; Mount: 553 mm x 402 mm