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Portrait of an English two-decker
Portrait of an English two-decker, viewed from the starboard quarter.
The five foremost quarterdeck ports have small wreathed decoration round them the aftermost port, probably a light, has square decoration.
This is possibly the ‘Woolwich’, which in 1677 was the only fourth-rate to carry ten guns on her quarterdeck; but she was built in 1675 and small wreathed ports in combination with square-decorated ones were rather the distinction of an early ship. The drawing is a faint offset worked up with a little pencil and wash.
The five foremost quarterdeck ports have small wreathed decoration round them the aftermost port, probably a light, has square decoration.
This is possibly the ‘Woolwich’, which in 1677 was the only fourth-rate to carry ten guns on her quarterdeck; but she was built in 1675 and small wreathed ports in combination with square-decorated ones were rather the distinction of an early ship. The drawing is a faint offset worked up with a little pencil and wash.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAG6240 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Date made: | 1676? |
| People: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 345 x 478 mm; Mount: 478 mm x 630 mm |