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Description: | The Yachts off Margate, 28 November [OS]/8 December 1677.
In the background, the bow of the ?Mermaid? (meermert), the ?Greyhound? (de grahont) and ?Saudadoes? (de soldate), sixth-rates and a ketch (de kidts).
In the foreground, the ?Katherine? (katarijn) and the ?Mary? (de Marije) with a standard at the masthead, and the ?Montagu? (de montaguie), Sir John Holmes, with the Union flag at the main, firing a salute (incorrectly inscribed in pencil Sr Robbert hooms tschip/de monteguij). In the foreground, the ?Charles? (de siarles), ?Anne? (de Anne Jacht), ?Portsmouth? (de Portsmout) and Navy yachts (de Navij Jachts). On the right horizon, Vice-Admiral Jan van Nes with the Dutch escort (in pencil: visd John van nes met de duitse schepen).
The drawing was copied by van de Velde in brown ink over pencil.
Box Title: 2 Van de Velde 430 to 684.
caption: The yachts off Margate, 8 December 1677 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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