The Burning of the 'Royal James' at the Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672
This is a ship portrait, viewed from the port broadside. The ‘Royal James’ is depicted grappling with Van Rijn’s fireship, the ‘Vrede.’ On the right is the fore part of the ‘Olifant’, Sweers’ flagship. In the foreground, the fireship’s crew is pictured escaping in a boat. Aert van Nes is depicted in his ship in the left distance.
This is a sketch for one of the many versions of the burning of the ‘Royal James’ and perhaps one of the first, since it is lightly done and has a number of visible corrections.
This is a sketch for one of the many versions of the burning of the ‘Royal James’ and perhaps one of the first, since it is lightly done and has a number of visible corrections.
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Object Details
ID: | PAI7272 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
Events: | Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Solebay, 1672 |
Vessels: | Royal James (1671) |
Date made: | 1673? |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Sheet: 443 x 634 mm; Mount: 655 mm x 963 mm |
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