An English yacht becalmed

An English yacht becalmed. A rapid drawing of a ketch-rigged yacht, probably the ‘Fubbs’, from close on the starboard beam. Her square mainsail is loosed in the brails; her main and mizzen topsails are loosed and the staysails and jib hoisted. Two wherries are in the foreground. Another yacht and two ships are in the background. Land is in the distance.

Object Details

ID: PAG6257
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1685?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 284 mm x 360 mm