A fight in boats
A boat sinking, with some men struggling in the water and others clambering aboard another boat alongside, whose people (perhaps Barbary pirates) are trying to push off with their oars. A man carrying a flag seated across the stern of the sinking boat.
This is an unsigned drawing by the Younger in broad pen and brown ink with a grey wash.
This is an unsigned drawing by the Younger in broad pen and brown ink with a grey wash.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF6950 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Date made: | Probably circa 1685 |
| People: | Barbary Pirates |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 217 x 322 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 557 mm |