A Dutch flagship before a light breeze

On the left is a port bow view of a flagship before a light breeze with a flag at the main and pendant at the fore. In these details it bears a comparison with the principal vessel in another drawing of around the same date, PAE5225, and may have been made as part of the same compositional experiment. Other ships appear in the distance, including a stern view of another battleship - the rear-admiral of the same squadron.

Object Details

ID: PAE5226
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: 164 mm x 201 mm; Mount: 315 mm x 480 mm