The Dutch fleet near the shore
In the foreground, a boat is picking up men from the shore near a low embankment. In the centre middle-distance, a port bow view of a flagship under sail, having a flag at the main and a pendant at the fore. Across the background, a number of ships at anchor and small crafts sailing round them.
This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Elder. It is inscribed on the back in a late hand ‘W Van der Velde 1677’.
This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Elder. It is inscribed on the back in a late hand ‘W Van der Velde 1677’.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6761 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
Date made: | 1658? |
People: | Dutch Fleet |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 140 x 410 mm |
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