Stern and hull of a large Dutch warship
Possibly the portrait of the ‘Hollandia’, viewed from the starboard quarter. On the tafferel is a large lion rampant guardant between two wreaths. On the rail above are the arms of Amsterdam (three saltires on a pale) between dolphins. Lions’ heads are on the counter.
It is possibly an Indiaman, since no record has been found of a 40-gun Amsterdam ship in the Dutch Navy likely to have had a lion on her tafferel. It is based on an offset, but not in reverse.
It is possibly an Indiaman, since no record has been found of a 40-gun Amsterdam ship in the Dutch Navy likely to have had a lion on her tafferel. It is based on an offset, but not in reverse.
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Object details
| ID: | PAG6187 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Vessels: | Hollandia (1653) |
| Date made: | ca.1664 |
| People: | Velde, Willem van de, the Younger |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 303 x 406 mm; Mount: 478 mm x 640 mm |