A Dutch Ship, possibly the Amsterdam; Quarter View, with the sails hanging loose
Drawing
c.1665 (drawn)
c.1665 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
The Amsterdam, Admiralty of Amsterdam, was built in 1653, with 50–60 guns, and was taken by the French in 1689. She is probably the subject of two offset drawings by the elder, c.1665, in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. On the tafferel, the arms of Amsterdam. It is, however, probable that other ships had the arms of Amsterdam on their tafferel.
Object details
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| Title | A Dutch Ship, possibly the Amsterdam; Quarter View, with the sails hanging loose (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Graphite |
| Brief description | Drawing 'A Dutch Ship, possibly the Amsterdam; Quarter View, with the sails hanging loose', Willem van de Velde [the elder], Flemish School, c.1665 |
| Physical description | The Amsterdam, Admiralty of Amsterdam, was built in 1653, with 50–60 guns, and was taken by the French in 1689. She is probably the subject of two offset drawings by the elder, c.1665, in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. On the tafferel, the arms of Amsterdam. It is, however, probable that other ships had the arms of Amsterdam on their tafferel. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s inv. no.), 4671. |
| Object history | Gérard Leembruggen Jzn (1801–65), Hillegom, his sale, Amsterdam, Roos, Engelberts …, 5–8 March 1866, lot 686 (?): ‘willem van de velde. Vaisseaux de guerre de différentes dimensions, des chaloupes et autres navires. 61 dessins’ (to ‘Lamme’ reputedly on behalf of Locker-Lampson for 630 fl. [the equivalent of £57. 4s. 0d.]); Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821–95), London; from whom purchased (as part of a group of 61 drawings [inv. nos. 4651–4710 and 4696A] by the elder and younger Willem van de Velde) by the museum (L. 1958), 10 May 1866 for £57. 4s. 0d. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. I, Cat. 226, illus. p.259. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4671 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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