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Portrait of the 'Hannibal'
This is a portrait of the ‘Hannibal’ viewed from the port beam. The figurehead is a man on horseback.
It is a careful and accurate drawing, possibly based on an offset from an original by the Elder, worked up in considerable detail with light grey wash strengthened with a little pen and brown ink. There would have been an opportunity for drawing a Danish ship in 1659. This date is confirmed by the drawing’s watermark.
It is a careful and accurate drawing, possibly based on an offset from an original by the Elder, worked up in considerable detail with light grey wash strengthened with a little pen and brown ink. There would have been an opportunity for drawing a Danish ship in 1659. This date is confirmed by the drawing’s watermark.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAI7256 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Vessels: | Hannibal (1646) |
| Date made: | 1659? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 352 mm x 830 mm |