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.

Object Details

ID: PAF6999
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