Portrait of a Dutch frigate

PY1737

Portrait of a Dutch frigate Long Caption: A Dutch frigate viewed from the port quarter. On the tafferel there is what may be a seated draped figure with one leg crossed over the other. On the rail above is a coat of arms charged with a cross. A poor drawing, possibly an offset, but not rubbed on the back. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAH1737 Artist: Willem van de Velde the Elder Date: 1665? Medium: pencil Size: 297 mm x 450 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.