A Dutch ship with the wind on the quarter under easy sail RMG PV5239, 1667
A dutch ship with the wind on the quarter under easy sail
two drawings on one sheet. In the upper half of the page is a smaller version of the vessel depicted in the lower half – a starboard broadside view of a small ship, with the wind on the port quarter. The drawing is inscribed in ink across the bottom of the page: ‘groot mars sijl strijckt 1667’ (main topsail struck 1667). It is also signed: ‘w. V. V. J’. A dutch ship with the wind on the quarter under easy sail. Date: 1667. Dimensions: Secondary support: 304 mm x 226 mm; Primary support: 207 mm x 129 mm; Mount: 478 mm x 317 mm. Collection: Fine art.