A smalschip close-hauled in a breeze

In the left foreground, a lee broadside view of a smalschip close-hauled on the starboard tack in a fresh breeze. In the left background, a vessel before the wind, and in the right background a ship on the port tack, sailing towards several ships at anchor.

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

Object Details

ID: PAF6997
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1700?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 191 x 303 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 555 mm