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Description: | A portrait, viewed from slightly before the starboard beam, of the English fourth-rate ship ?Happy Return?, which was built in 1654 as the ?Winsby?, 54 guns, renamed in 1660, and captured by the French in 1691. It is freely and accurately drawn, without the assistance of an offset, showing wreathed ports on the upper deck and quarterdeck and a few figures slightly indicated.
Box Title: Van de Velde - 537, 603, 743, 991, 1034, 1205.
caption: Portrait of the 'Happy Return' | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings Happy Return 1654 [British navy] water transport: fighting vessel: 54 guns [British navy] | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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