Ships reaching along a coast with a fair sea running
On the left, a lee quarter view of a ship, probably English, under courses with the wind on the port quarter. There are three other ships in the distance ahead of her. A hilly coastline can be seen in the left background.
This is a pencil drawing by the Younger, signed in brown ink ‘W.V.VJ.’ It is inscribed with an ‘L’ (light) in the sky.
This is a pencil drawing by the Younger, signed in brown ink ‘W.V.VJ.’ It is inscribed with an ‘L’ (light) in the sky.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6999 |
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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: 204 x 301 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 552 mm |