A council-of-war in the English fleet June? 1673
The council-of-war is probably connected with the first Battle of Schooneveld, 28 May 1673, which took place during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672–74. At this time van de Velde the Elder had only been in England for a few months, and the battle was the first he drew from the English side. In the centre middle-distance there is a broadside view of a three-decker, possibly the ‘Royal Sovereign’, lying becalmed with a crowd of boats around her. In the centre foreground a galliot is shown at anchor with several boats under her stern. On the right is a private ship, a man-of-war that is not wearing the flag of an admiral. This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6876 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
Date made: | circa 1673 |
Exhibition: | Unseen: The Lives of Looking by Dryden Goodwin |
People: | British Fleet |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Primary support: 275 mm x 431 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 556 mm |
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