Portrait of the Mordaunt Built 1681

This pencil and wash drawing shows the ship Mordaunt in starboard stern quarter view with all the gun hatches open, cannon forward and many figures on the deck, as if ready for action. Only the hull of the ship and the lower sections of masts are included.

Object Details

ID: PAH3925
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Vessels: Mordaunt (1681)
Date made: 1681?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 161 x 524 mm; Mount: 552 mm x 733 mm