An English two-decker before the wind

A starboard broadside view of a ship before the wind under courses, topsails, topgallants, spritsail and spritsail topsail.

This is a pencil drawing by the Younger, signed ‘W.V.VJ’. Several corrections have been made probably by the Younger, who then signed the drawing.

Object Details

ID: PAF6947
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1685?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 300 x 381 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 558 mm