Portrait of a small Dutch frigate

A rapid and accurate drawing of a small Dutch frigate viewed from slightly before the starboard beam. On the broadside it appears to carry ten guns on the gun deck and two on the quarterdeck. There are two aft on the lower deck.

The drawing is signed ‘W.V.V.J.' and is dated by the subject, but could be later.

Object Details

ID: PAH3891
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: 1672?
People: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Mount: 274 mm x 449 mm
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