Portrait of a Dutch two-decker

This Dutch two-decker is viewed from just before the starboard beam. It possibly depicts the ‘Gideon’ (see PAH3883).

This is an unsigned portrait of a Dutch two-decker. It is probably a very faint offset, rubbed on the back and thoroughly worked up in rapid but accurate pencil. It has been approximately dated to 1665 by the watermark. The work depicts a quarter-gallery of a type no earlier than 1665.

Object Details

ID: PAH3851
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1665?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 344 x 505 mm; Mount: 554 mm x 734 mm