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A Dutch ship close-hauled in a breeze
The ship is viewed from close on the lee bow of a ship close-hauled on the port tack under main and mizzen topsails. The vessel’s fore topsail is at half-mast. There is a pendant at the main.
This is one of five drawings broadly done in thick pencil. All have been very approximately dated to 1685 by the style.
This is one of five drawings broadly done in thick pencil. All have been very approximately dated to 1685 by the style.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH1886 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Date made: | 1685? |
| People: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 427 x 296 mm; Mount: 634 mm x 481 mm |