Portrait of the 'Royal Sovereign'
This is a portrait of the ‘Royal Sovereign’ built in 1637 for Charles I as the ‘Sovereign of the Seas’ and which is included in Peter Lely’s portrait of Peter Pett (BHC2949). However she had been rebuilt in 1659, and was to be again in 1685. The drawing is probably an offset.
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Object Details
ID: | PAJ2302 |
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Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
Date made: | circa 1675 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Secondary support: 324 mm x 821 mm; Primary support: 324 mm x 821 mm; Mount: 680 mm x 1270 mm |