A kaag coming alongside a quay

A near starboard bow view of a kaag with her mainsail being lowered alongside a low quay in the right foreground. A man is making her fast. On the left, a heavily laden kaag, port quarter view, before the wind. Another vessel is close-hauled on the starboard tack beyond her.

This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Elder.

Object Details

ID: PAF6759
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1658?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 219 x 361 mm; Mount: 15 3/4 in x 21 7/8 in