Three English ships before the wind; broadside view
Drawing
17th century (drawn)
17th century (drawn)
| Artist/Maker |
Drawing, 'Three English ships before the wind; broadside view', by Willem van de Velde the Younger, graphite, with touches of pen and brown ink and grey wash, 17th century
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Three English ships before the wind; broadside view (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Graphite, with touches of pen and brown ink and grey wash. Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'Three English ships before the wind; broadside view', by Willem van de Velde the Younger, graphite, with touches of pen and brown ink and grey wash, 17th century |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum's inv. no.), D.1139-'86 |
| Object history | Edwin Parsons (dealer), London; from whom purchased (as part of a group of 26 drawings by the elder and the younger Willem van de Velde) by the museum (L 1958), 15 September 1886 for £2. 2s. 0d. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, Vol. I, Cat. 307, illus. p. 295 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1139-1886 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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