Rijkversierd Engels (?) fregat (rechterblad)

About this artwork

hoogte 511 mm x breedte 613 mm

Art Historical Context

This pen drawing by Willem van de Velde the Elder depicts a richly ornamented English frigate, rendered with meticulous attention to the vessel’s elaborate stern carvings, rigging, and hull details. Created sometime between 1643 and 1707, the work belongs to the Dutch artist’s extensive series of ship portraits, which served both as artistic studies and as valuable visual records of 17th-century naval architecture. Measuring over half a meter in height, the large sheet suggests it was intended for close examination, allowing viewers to appreciate the intricate line work that captures the ship’...