A Dutch frigate lying-to

A view from before the port beam of a ship with her mizzen and main and mizzen topsails filled on the starboard tack. And her fore topsail hoisted half-mast high and laid aback.

This drawing is an unsigned offset by the Younger, which has been rubbed on the back and worked up in pencil.

Object Details

ID: PAF6871
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1672?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 190 x 250 mm; Mount: 402 mm x 555 mm