Portrait of the 'Tiger'

A view from slightly before the starboard beam of the English 46-gun ship ‘Tiger’, which was built in 1647 as a 44-gun fourth rate, then rebuilt in 1681 and again in 1702. The drawing concentrates on detailing the design of the vessel, showing wreathed ports above and two sweep-ports between each port on the gun deck, but also shows the decks crowded with figures. It is probably an offset, well worked up.

Object Details

ID: PAI7304
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Vessels: Tiger 1647 [British navy]
Date made: 1681?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 353 mm x 728 mm