Portrait of the 'Wassenaar'
The 'Wassenaer' belonged to the Maas Admiralty. She was built in 1666 and wrecked in1681.
The ship is viewed from the starboard quarter. On the tafferel there is a quartered arms with an escutcheon, dexter supporter a dragon, sinister supporter a lion. Close above the arms is the date 1666. On the rail above the tafferel and also below the stern windows there is a lion rampant on crossed anchors, the badge of the Admiralty of the Maas. There is a drawing of the detail of the tafferel in the NMM’s collection. (PAF6557). The drawing is unsigned.
The ship is viewed from the starboard quarter. On the tafferel there is a quartered arms with an escutcheon, dexter supporter a dragon, sinister supporter a lion. Close above the arms is the date 1666. On the rail above the tafferel and also below the stern windows there is a lion rampant on crossed anchors, the badge of the Admiralty of the Maas. There is a drawing of the detail of the tafferel in the NMM’s collection. (PAF6557). The drawing is unsigned.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6864 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
Vessels: | Wassenaar (1666) |
Date made: | 1666? |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 194 x 264 mm; Mount: 403 mm x 556 mm |
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