Portrait of the 'Hannibal'

This is a portrait of the ‘Hannibal’ viewed from the port beam. The figurehead is a man on horseback.

It is a careful and accurate drawing, possibly based on an offset from an original by the Elder, worked up in considerable detail with light grey wash strengthened with a little pen and brown ink. There would have been an opportunity for drawing a Danish ship in 1659. This date is confirmed by the drawing’s watermark.

Object Details

ID: PAI7256
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Vessels: Hannibal (1646)
Date made: 1659?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Mount: 352 mm x 830 mm
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