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Portrait of the ‘Britannia’
One of a pair of large drawings of ships in isometric perspective (the other being a portrait of the ‘Lenox’ third rate, PAJ2427), made probably on the occasion of the launch of the ‘Royal Sovereign’ at Chatham in 1684. The 100-gun first rate ‘Britannia’ was built in 1682 and rebuilt in 1700. The drawing is a port bow view, allowing a concentrated focus on the figurehead, in the form of the king on horseback riding over a winged dragon.
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Object details
| ID: | PAI7581 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
| Vessels: | Britannia (1682) |
| Date made: | 1684? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 450 x 599 mm; Mount: 963 mm x 655 mm |