Portrait of the 'Jaarsveld'

The ‘Jaarsveld’, 48 guns was built in Amsterdam in 1653. She was also called the ‘Huis te Jaarsveld’. On the tafferel (the upper part of the stern) is a country house, presumably Jaarsveld, with a moat and swans. On the rail above there is a figure between two dolphins, and below, on the counter (the overhanging part of the stern immediately above the water) on the left is a lion rampant, and on the right crossed anchors for the Admiralty of Amsterdam.

Object Details

ID: PAH3827
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Vessels: Jaarsveld (1653)
Date made: 1655?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Primary support: 353 mm x 462 mm; Mount: 554 mm x 734 mm