Portrait of an English third-rate

Viewed from the wreathed quarter, a 70-gun third-rate, circa 1680, closed-hauled on the port tack, under fore course, mizzen and topsails. There is a flag at the fore.

Offset, rubbed on the back, carefully worked up in pencil not in reverse. It is approximately dated by the subject.

Object Details

ID: PAH1867
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1680?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 368 x 282 mm; Mount: 631 mm x 480 mm