A Dutch ship close-hauled in a breeze RMG PW6846, circa 1665

A dutch ship close-hauled in a breeze this is an offset from another drawing, rubbed on the back and lightly worked up in graphite. An offset was a method used by the van de veldes to transfer the outline of a ship’s hull from an existing drawing onto a new piece of paper. The new piece of paper was placed over the original drawing and rubbed on the back producing a faint drawing which could be worked up with graphite or pen and ink and any additional detail added. The drawing is signed in the lower left corner w. V. V. J. A dutch ship close-hauled in a breeze. Date: circa 1665. Dimensions: Sheet: 231 x 192 mm; Mount: 556 mm x 405 mm. Collection: Fine art.