An English ship and a galliot with a quartering wind RMG PW6673, circa 1700

An english ship and a galliot with a quartering wind this free and very rapid drawing is probably compositional. It shows in the centre a ship, bow view, and to the left a galliot or hoy. Astern of the ship, to the left in the sea is inscribed the letter 'l' to indicate light on the water, and the drawing suggests a sense of light and space achieved with minimal means, including slight shading with graphite. In the right background van de velde has suggested distant shipping on the horizon. The drawing is unsigned. An english ship and a galliot with a quartering wind. Date: circa 1700. Dimensions: Sheet: 209 x 317 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 520 mm. Collection: Fine art.