A smalschip before the wind

In the centre foreground, a smalschip viewed from the port broadside. In the background a flagship at anchor, head to the wind.

This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Elder. Some of the wash may have been added by a later hand.

Object Details

ID: PAF6793
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1665?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 199 x 272 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 558 mm