Two snows running before the wind under bare poles

On the left is a snow – a square-rigged, two-masted vessel – viewed from before the port beam. On the right is another vessel of the same type, further in the distance. Robinson suggests that the wash may have been added by a later hand.

Object Details

ID: PAE5359
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1700?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 120 mm x 154 mm