Portrait of the 'Eendracht'

This is a portrait of the ‘Eendracht’ viewed from the starboard beam. The lower-masts and yards, bowsprit and spritsail topmast roughly sketched in. There is a barge alongside.

It is a faint offset, not rubbed on the back, worked up with a little rapid but accurate pencil.

Object Details

ID: PAI7259
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1665
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 378 x 729 mm; Mount: 655 mm x 964 mm