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’.

Object Details

ID: PAE5239
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