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A Dutch ship with the wind on the quarter under easy sail
Two drawings on one sheet. In the upper half of the page is a smaller version of the vessel depicted in the lower half – a starboard broadside view of a small ship, with the wind on the port quarter.
The drawing is inscribed in ink across the bottom of the page: ‘groot mars sijl strijckt 1667’ (main topsail struck 1667). It is also signed: ‘W.V.V.J’.
The drawing is inscribed in ink across the bottom of the page: ‘groot mars sijl strijckt 1667’ (main topsail struck 1667). It is also signed: ‘W.V.V.J’.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAE5239 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Date made: | 1667 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Secondary support: 304 mm x 226 mm; Primary support: 207 mm x 129 mm; Mount: 478 mm x 317 mm |
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