An English ship (The Lion?) c.1648, Willem van de Velde the Elder, circa 1648

An offset from an unknown drawing of one of the earl of warwick's ships. It may represent the 'lion' which was rebuilt several times in the seventeenth century. Inscribed by the artist, lower left, and repeated below in ink: een schip van coninge / elisabeth (a ship of queen elizabeth). Commander a. B. F. Dawson r. N. Presented the drawing to george v in 1911. Date: circa 1648. Dimensions: 34.1 x 47.4 cm. Medium: black chalk, drawing, wash. Collection: Royal Collection. An English ship (The Lion?) c.1648 RCIN 912934