The Sovereign of the Seas built 1637. From an Original Picture by Vandevelde

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The Royal Navy ship 'Sovereign of the Seas' (1637). This magnificent 102-gun ship was designed and built in 1637 at the insistence of Charles I. She was one of the most ornately decorated and expensive warships ever built.

Object Details

ID: PAF7922
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder; Thomas Cadell & William Davies
Vessels: Sovereign of the Seas 1637 [British navy]
Date made: 21 Apr 1802
People: Thomas Cadell & William Davies
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 290 mm x 401 mm