Three flutes under sail RMG PW6883, circa 1675

Three flutes under sail to the left, a near port broadside view of a small flute almost in the wind, with her fore course and topsail aback and main topsail and mizzen filled; a mizzen staysail set. In the right middle-distance, a weather bow view of two flutes one ahead of the other, close hauled on the starboard tack. This is a pencil drawing by the younger signed ‘w. V. Vj’. Three flutes under sail. Date: circa 1675. Dimensions: Sheet: 200 x 307 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 558 mm. Collection: Fine art.