PY1878

Portrait of an English third-rate Long Caption: This is a very free drawing of a ship, seen from the port bow. The ships topsails are atrip while her topgallants are loosed on the cap. The fore course is loosed in the brails, while the main course is furled. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAH1878 Artist: Willem van de Velde, the Elder Date: 1685? Medium: graphite; grey wash Size: 404 mm x 301 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.