Two English ships becalmed

To the right, a starboard broadside view of a ship with her mizzen, topsails and topgallants loosed and her fore and main courses hauled up. In the left background, another ship with her fore course, mizzen and topsails loosed.

This is a pencil drawing by the Younger, which has been signed on the back ‘W.V.VJ’.

Object Details

ID: PAF6911
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1675?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 189 x 297 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 556 mm