A kaag ashore with ships at anchor in the distance RMG PV5229, circa 1665

A kaag ashore with ships at anchor in the distance a compositional study of a shoreline at low tide, created with successive layers of wash. In the middle-distance is a starboard view of a kaag on a mudbank, with a lone figure approaching on foot from the left. Four ships lie at anchor in the distance. This drawing may be a contemporary copy, or even a later imitation of a work by willem van de velde, the younger. It is inscribed at a later date, or with a false signature: ‘w. V. V. ’. A kaag ashore with ships at anchor in the distance. Date: circa 1665. Dimensions: Overall: 205 mm x 280 mm; Primary support: 145 mm x 190 mm; Mount: 315 mm x 480 mm. Collection: Fine art.