Portrait of a Dutch flute

Viewed from before the port beam.

This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Elder, with pen and brown ink.

The top part of the drawing has been cut round the outline of the ship and pasted to an old mounting paper.

Object Details

ID: PAF6744
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1655?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 184 x 329 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 559 mm