The ‘Tiger’ with yachts astern in light airs

One of many drawings recording Charles II’s visit to the newly rebuilt ‘Tiger’ at Woolwich (17-27 August 1681) before she sailed under Lord Charles Berkeley for the Mediterranean. After dining on board he went on to Sheerness and Chatham in the yachts, returning up the Thames the following day.

The ‘Tiger’ is in starboard-quarter view in the centre middle distance, with the royal standard at the main. In the foreground are two bezan yachts, in stern view before the wind, and firing salutes: the one on the right is labeled ‘Isabel’ (Isabella) and the one on the left ‘Lord Umblaen…[?]', indicating the private yacht of Lord Dunblane. In the centre foreground the King’s barge (?koenings roej sloup) with two spritsails set is pulling towards the ‘Isabella’. On the extreme right is the ‘Mary’ (Maerij) and on the left the ‘Cleveland’ (? Klevellant), Charlotte, (saerlet), ‘Kitchen’, commanded by Captain Crow (Kroo) and the ‘Henrietta’ (?heonrijte).

This drawing is numbered ‘66’ (altered from 67) and is one in the surviving parts of a series of over eighty of this event. Of these PAH3921, PAH1870, PAH1871, PAH1872, PAF6616, PAH1873 and PAF6615 comprise the original nos. 11, 19, 36, 44, 45, 60 and 66. Others which Robinson records are, in original numerical order, nos. 67–75, 77, 79–80, 82, 84–86 and two unnumbered: of these nos. 67–73 are in the Boymans Museum, Rotterdam and the remainder in the Rijksmusum, Amsterdam.

Object Details

ID: PAH3922
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Vessels: Tiger 1647 [British navy]
Date made: 1681
People: King Charles II; Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 151 x 544 mm; Mount: 553 mm x 735 mm
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