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A topsail loosed on the cap
Van de Velde made a large number of drawings of parts of ships including their sails and rigging. These provided the information he needed for his oil paintings.
A cap is the wooden block at the top of the mast through which the mast above is drawn when being stepped or lowered when being struck. In this drawing a topsail loosed on the cap and blowing out above a furled course is viewed from abaft the mast. The drawing is unsigned.
A cap is the wooden block at the top of the mast through which the mast above is drawn when being stepped or lowered when being struck. In this drawing a topsail loosed on the cap and blowing out above a furled course is viewed from abaft the mast. The drawing is unsigned.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF7022 |
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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: 130 x 200 mm |