|
Date: |
|
Description: | The yachts coming to an anchor off Ter Heide, 29 November [OS]/9 December 1677.
In the right foreground, a port broadside view of the ?Mary? (de Marije) which lies at anchor with her mainsail brailed up. The ?Portsmouth? (de portsmout) lies underneath her stern. In the centre, there is a starboard view of the ?Charlotte? (de siarlet), her mainsail brailed but the vessel not yet at anchor. There is a Dutch pink to the windward of the ?Charlotte? and another close under her lee. To the left, the ?Charles? (de siarles) lies before the wind under a half-brailed up mainsail. The ?Katherine? (de katarijn) is at anchor at the very far left of the composition. There are three ships depicted in the background on the left: the ?Greyhound? (de grahont), the ?Navy? (de navij Jacht) and the ?Anne? (de Anne).
Box Title: B3 Van de Velde, 548-611, 1198. 1677-1685.
caption: The yachts coming to an anchor off Ter Heide, 9 December 1677 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings water transport: sailing vessel: yacht [British navy] | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
|