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Description: | The launch of an English ship. A rapid sketch showing to the right, a stern view of a large ship with launching flags, just after launching. State barges are pulling towards her on the left. In the left background are several yachts saluting.
It was possibly drawn on the occasion of the launch of the rebuilt ?Royal Sovereign? at Chatham in 1684.
Box Title: Ingram. Van de Velde 1677-1684. G 1199-1224.
caption: The launch of an English ship | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings Royal Sovereign 1660 [British navy] Willem van de Velde | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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