Smalschips close-hauled in a breeze

This late drawing by van de Velde, signed 'W.V.V. J.' in the lower right corner, is freely drawn and depicts a group of four small craft. The one in the foreground is a smalschip (a small Dutch transport vessel) with another beyond her to the right. In the distance on the left are two other small craft which are difficult to distinguish because the drawing has become rubbed.

Object Details

ID: PAF6665
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1700?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 163 x 209 mm; Mount: 277 mm x 404 mm