The launch of a large Dutch ship RMG PW6817, circa 1665

The launch of a large dutch ship in the middle-distance, viewed from slightly on the starboard bow, there is a large ship with only her lowermasts stepped and fore topmast swayed up. A crowd of boats and small yachts are round her. In the left foreground there is a stern view of a boeier yacht making for the ship with the wind on the port quarter. This is a pencil and wash drawing by the younger, signed ‘w. V. Vj. ’ it is inscribed with an ‘l’ (light) in the sky. The launch of a large dutch ship. Date: circa 1665. Dimensions: Sheet: 207 x 314 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 556 mm. Collection: Fine art.