The Dutch three-decker Prins Wilhelm III
A grisaille painting of the ‘Prins Willem III’ at sea, with her ship’s boat on her right, among a fleet of other Dutch men-of-war. She is shown on the right of the image in port quarter view flying the Dutch flag. Grisaille.
L.G. Carr Laughton’s ‘Old ship figure-heads & sterns’ has an illustration by Cecil King, painted from a model in the Scheepvaart Museum, of a ship called ‘Prins Willem’ dated 1651; but this model, although the decoration is not dissimilar to that on the ship in the present picture, is of a smaller ship. Moreover, the dates of the ship recorded here maker her a likely subject for Pieter Vogelaer.
L.G. Carr Laughton’s ‘Old ship figure-heads & sterns’ has an illustration by Cecil King, painted from a model in the Scheepvaart Museum, of a ship called ‘Prins Willem’ dated 1651; but this model, although the decoration is not dissimilar to that on the ship in the present picture, is of a smaller ship. Moreover, the dates of the ship recorded here maker her a likely subject for Pieter Vogelaer.
Object Details
| ID: | BHC0948 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Vogelaer, Pieter |
| Vessels: | Prins Wilhelm III 1687 |
| Date made: | Mid 17th century to early 18th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Frame: 1314 mm x 1900 mm x 80 mm;Painting: 1092 mm x 1676 mm |
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