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Description: | In the left-middle distance, a weather quarter view of a States yacht with flags at the masthead and peak close-hauled on the port tack. A ship is passing her close to leeward, firing a salute. On the extreme left, a port bow view of a ship at anchor with flag at the fore and pendant at the main. On the right, a ship at anchor seen from before the port beam; she is lying almost head to wind with her courses and spritsail loosed and aback or shaking; a galjoot at her port quarter. Land is depicted in the right distance.
This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, signed ?W.V.VJ.? It is inscribed below the States yacht and also below the ship to leeward of her with a ?K?; and on the back ?dis 2 stucke groeter voor aen.? (? These two ships larger in the foreground.)
Box Title: Van de Velde 1658-1664. Ingram nos 833-876.
caption: A States yacht visiting the Dutch fleet | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings state [Dutch navy] water transport: service vessel: yacht Dutch Fleet | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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