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Portrait of the 'Zeelandia'
A ship portrait viewed from the starboard bow. The masts are shown as high as the tops. It bears the Zeeland ensign and flushing jack. On the vessel’s quarter is a boat with a lugsail.
In 1659, Jan Evertsen went to Copenhagen under de Ruyter as commander of the Zeeland squadron and with the rank of Vice-Admiral. He was in the ‘Zeelandia’ of 54 guns. At the same time, Cornelis Evertsen was Commodore of the ‘Vlissingen’ with 42 guns.
This is a vigorous drawing almost entirely executed in thick pencil strengthened with careful work with a sharp pencil. After numerous corrections, an accurate result has been obtained, although it has been carried out in isometric perspective, giving the effect of a ship seen at a distance.
In 1659, Jan Evertsen went to Copenhagen under de Ruyter as commander of the Zeeland squadron and with the rank of Vice-Admiral. He was in the ‘Zeelandia’ of 54 guns. At the same time, Cornelis Evertsen was Commodore of the ‘Vlissingen’ with 42 guns.
This is a vigorous drawing almost entirely executed in thick pencil strengthened with careful work with a sharp pencil. After numerous corrections, an accurate result has been obtained, although it has been carried out in isometric perspective, giving the effect of a ship seen at a distance.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH9342 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
| Vessels: | Zeelandia (1653) |
| Date made: | 1659? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 331 x 463 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 834 mm |