Study of an aak

A near port bow view of an aak, a small trading vessel with a swim head below and a short stem above. Only the foot of the mast is shown. There is a man forward, another seated by the mast and a third looking out from the large cabin-top aft.

This is an unsigned drawing by the Elder in pen, brown ink and grey wash over slight pencil-work.

Object Details

ID: PAF6749
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: 175 x 275 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 556 mm