A boat and a kaag near the shore

In the foreground is a boat pulling towards the shore – its imminent landing giving the drawing an extra vibrancy, as one figure prepares to leap from the bow and another stands in the water. Further off and to the left is a port quarter view of a kaag or similar vessel, being towed by a boat.

Marked near the boat, in brown ink, is ‘k’ (for turn over), but there is nothing on the back.

Object Details

ID: PAE5218
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1665?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Primary support: 138 mm x 158 mm; Mount: 478 mm x 316 mm