An English ship before the wind

A near port broadside view of a two-decker before the wind under fore course, topsails and spritsail. The main course is being hauled up; the main topgallant is loosed on the cap.

This is a pencil drawing by the Younger, signed in brown ink ‘W.V.VJ’.

Object Details

ID: PAF6941
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1681?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 338 x 306 mm; Mount: 555 mm x 402 mm