A ketch at anchor

A port quarter view of a small ketch becalmed at anchor. The mizzen is loosed; the mainsail in the brails and the topsail is lowered on the cap. A small sprit-rigged boat is coming alongside to port.

This is a pencil drawing by the Younger, with a false signature ‘W.V.VJ.’

Object Details

ID: PAF6957
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: 366 x 281 mm; Mount: 557 mm x 404 mm