Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1633–1707, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1672)
Title:
An English Man of War, Starboard Quarter View: Possibly the Victory
Date:
ca. 1675
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper, pasted on contemporary mount made of thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 17 1/8 x 25 13/16 inches (43.5 x 65.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower left: "1—59 | 3"; on mount, lower right: "D29770"; on back of mount, center: "AN ENGLISH MAN-'O-WAR, STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW, | POSSIBLY THE VICTORY, A SECOND RATE SHIP. | (verso of old mount: architectural diagram (pencil)) | by | WILLIAM VAN DE VELDE, THE YOUNGER, | (1633-1707) | COLLECTION - PAUL SANDBY. | THERE IS A SIMILAR DRAWING AT GREENWICH MADE IN 1672, | (SEE VAN DE VELDE DRAWINGS, VOL. 1, pl 79) IT MUST BE ASSUMED | THAT DIFFERENCES IN THE QUARTER GALLERY WERE DUE TO REPAIRS | MADE AFTER THE BATTLES OF 1673."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection