File:The head of a Dutch yacht RMG PW6981.jpg

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Willem Van de Velde, the Younger
Description
English: The head of a Dutch yacht

The head and starboard side, of a yacht; the figurehead is a lion supporting a small shield with both paws. Abaft the lion and with back against the stem, the figure of a merman with wings.

This is an unsigned drawing by the Younger with pen and dark brown ink with grey wash over preliminary work in pencil.

The head of a Dutch yacht
Date circa 1686
date QS:P571,+1686-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Dimensions Sheet: 229 x 295 mm; Mount: 403 mm x 552 mm
Notes Box Title: Van de Velde 1685-1686. Ingram nos 1266-1298.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/101808
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Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 26
Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 307
Van de Velde Catalogue Number: 1297
id number: PAF6981
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Fine art

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