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Description: | A ship portrait viewed from the starboard bow. The masts are shown as high as the tops. It bears the Zeeland ensign and flushing jack. On the vessel?s quarter is a boat with a lugsail.
In 1659, Jan Evertsen went to Copenhagen under de Ruyter as commander of the Zeeland squadron and with the rank of Vice-Admiral. He was in the ?Zeelandia? of 54 guns. At the same time, Cornelis Evertsen was Commodore of the ?Vlissingen? with 42 guns.
This is a vigorous drawing almost entirely executed in thick pencil strengthened with careful work with a sharp pencil. After numerous corrections, an accurate result has been obtained, although it has been carried out in isometric perspective, giving the effect of a ship seen at a distance.
Box Title: 1 Van de Velde to 165.
caption: Portrait of the 'Zeelandia' | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings Zeelandia 1653 [Dutch navy] | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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