A castle on a rocky Mediterranean coast

A small coastal view with a castle on top of a tall, overhanging rock connected by a bridge to a smaller rock nearer the water’s edge. Several figures gather on the beach in the middle distance as two rowing boats emerge from a small inlet to the right. On the right, a galley appears on the horizon. This drawing is related in its subject to PAE5251 and probably by the same hand. It was once in the collection of the artist Paul Sandby.

Object Details

ID: PAE5252
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1675?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Secondary support: 131 mm x 235 mm; Primary support: 98 mm x 200 mm; Mount: 317 mm x 480 mm