Two boats with men in them

A rapid sketch showing, on the left, six men in a boat, four of whom are hauling a net or possibly lobster pots. In the centre is a smaller rowing boat (apparently drawn to a different scale rather than as part of the same composition) with a single oarsman.

The drawing is inscribed in brown ink, in the lower left: ‘W.V.V J’.

Object Details

ID: PAE5274
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1675?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Primary support: 105 mm x 218 mm; Mount: 317 mm x 482 mm