Portrait of a Dutch two-decker Indiaman?
Viewed from the starboard quarter. On the tafferel, a crowned shield bearing the monogram ‘DVA’, with seven small shields suspended above. On the rail above are the arms of Amsterdam (three saltires on a pale) between dolphins. Two shields on the counter, port side the arms of Amsterdam, starboard side an unidentified arms. It is inscribed ‘K’ )turn over); and on the back ‘…dere seijt g…’
This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, signed and dated in brown ink ‘W.V.VJ 1657.’ It is an offset carefully worked up with pencil and wash. The side of the ship has been drawn in isometric perspective and elongated to show the forward ports.
This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, signed and dated in brown ink ‘W.V.VJ 1657.’ It is an offset carefully worked up with pencil and wash. The side of the ship has been drawn in isometric perspective and elongated to show the forward ports.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6753 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
Date made: | 1657 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 234 x 366 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 556 mm |