Portrait of the Cadiz Merchant Fireship. Bought 1688 12-guns

Viewed from before the starboard beam. There is an escape port on the gundeck by the after end of the main chains. It is inscribed ‘kahlis Marsant.’

This is an unsigned pencil drawing by the Younger. It is an offset, not rubbed on the back, worked up with a little pencil.

Object Details

ID: PAF6984
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1688?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 211 x 309 mm; Mount: 380 mm x 549 mm