The English ship Happy Return at anchor; from Astern, port side
Drawing
seventeenth century (drawn)
seventeenth century (drawn)
| Artist/Maker |
Drawing, 'The English ship Happy Return at anchor; from Astern, port side', more probably by the Elder than the Younger, as traditionally thought, upper left corner missing, pen and grey ink, 17th century
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | The English ship <i>Happy Return </i> at anchor; from Astern, port side (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | anUpper left corner missing. Pen and grey ink. Signed (?) at lower left, in brown ink, <i>W.V.V.F</i>; and inscribed indistinctly at lower right, in graphite, <i>dit is af gedaen</i>... |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'The English ship Happy Return at anchor; from Astern, port side', more probably by the Elder than the Younger, as traditionally thought, upper left corner missing, pen and grey ink, 17th century |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Signed (?) at lower left, in brown ink, W.V.V.F; and inscribed indistinctly at lower right, in graphite, dit is af gedaen... |
| Object history | Robert Jackson (dealer), London; from whom purchased (as part of a group of 15 drawings, some by the elder and younger Willem van de Velde) by the museum (L. 1958), 21 November 1888 for £4. 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. 260, illus. p. 276 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.498-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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