 The rolls were all of roughly the same length , about 5 @.@ 5 m ( 15 ft ) , and would most likely have been presented side by side for display on a table or hung on a wall . The focal point of the whole composition is in the second , middle roll where the exceptionally well @-@ executed painting of the Galley Subtle is placed . That this ship was intended to be the centrepiece illustration is made clear by the presence of the pinnace Mary James in the first roll , which is otherwise reserved for ( sailing ) ships . This appears to have originally been placed at the beginning of the third roll , among the other pinnaces and rowbarges , but was moved to achieve more equal lengths . In his pursuit of living up to the image of a Renaissance prince Henry is known to have been particularly fond of galleys , something which would have been known to Anthony . 
