Here, the ‘Charles’ is viewed from slightly in front of the port beam. Notably, it is also a rough drawing of the ship’s underwater body. The part of the vessel showing the head has been cut off by the edge of the paper, but the ship’s original figurehead depicted a man on horseback.

At the front of the vessel (on the right) are four wreathed ports. There is a narrow light in the cabin below the half-deck and another, and a square light on the corner. The vessel’s stem-head, seen to extend at the bow, is very high.

The drawing is inscribed in the lower left-hand corner with the following: ‘eckt bij de Sr deen/…in hollant’. This perhaps refers to the ship having been built by Sir Anthony van Deane and to her being wrecked ion the coast of Holland. On the back, the drawing bears a mark in ink: Vanee, which is probably a collector’s mark.

The work has been rapidly drawn in pencil and covered with a slightly flat wash. The drawing is very accurately done although the deadwood of the ship’s stern appears quite awkward, implying that perhaps the drawing was executed from a ship model rather than from life. The drawing has been approximately dated by its subject matter and watermark.