The tafferel of a Dutch ship

On the tafferel there is a crowned coat-of-arms consisting of a lion rampant on a shield with a boarder chequy impaled with an arms left blank except for ‘J’ inscribed above and ‘R’ below. It has lion supporters. Inscribed above is ‘ANNO 1659’ and on the rail above, dolphins with crossed anchors between. One of the quarter figures has been re-drawn larger on the right. It is inscribed on both sides of the tafferel with an ‘L’.

This is an unsigned pencil drawing by the Elder.

Object Details

ID: PAF6804
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: 208 x 318 mm; Mount: 402 mm x 553 mm