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Portrait of the 'Sophia'
The ‘Sophia’, six rate, 10 guns. She was taken from the Earl of Argyll in 1685 and made a fireship in1688. (Argyll was executed in 1685 as leading Scottish supporter of Monmouth's rebellion against James II.)
She is viewed from slightly before the port beam. The capstan is manned and there are people in two wherries in the foreground. There are eight wreathed ports on a broadside. The ship’s figurehead is a cherub on horseback. The forechains are not shown but the position of the mast is indicated by thin pencil marks on the left. It is a rapid but accurate drawing. There are, however, some untidy corrections in the wash.
The sketch has been dated approximately based on the subject and the watermark.
She is viewed from slightly before the port beam. The capstan is manned and there are people in two wherries in the foreground. There are eight wreathed ports on a broadside. The ship’s figurehead is a cherub on horseback. The forechains are not shown but the position of the mast is indicated by thin pencil marks on the left. It is a rapid but accurate drawing. There are, however, some untidy corrections in the wash.
The sketch has been dated approximately based on the subject and the watermark.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAI7699 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
| Vessels: | Sophia 1685 [British navy] |
| Date made: | 1685? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 300 x 812 mm; Mount: 507 mm x 1010 mm |