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Description: | A panel painting of the ?Charles Galley?. She is shown in a light breeze towing an admiral?s barge with several men in it. In the left background a two-decker starboard bow is under sail. There are two other ships on the left horizon.
The ?Charles Galley? was one of the two galley frigates built in 1676 for service in the Mediterranean against the Barbary pirates or corsairs. She was armed with 32-guns and was classed as a fourth-rate ship until 1691. She can be identified from a detailed drawing of her by Willem van de Velde, the Elder (PAI7276).
It is likely that this painting was produced soon after the van de Veldes left Holland and it is signed ?W. V. Velde 1677?.
Signed and dated in lower left: W.V. Velde 1677 Transferred on indefinite loan.
caption: The 'Charles Galley' before a light breeze | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Charles Galley 1676 John paintings Forbes Willem van de Velde | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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