An English ship drying sails<br><p>A slight drawing showing a near view of a ship at anchor, viewed from abaft the port beam. Mizzen, topsails, topgallants and spritsail are loosed and the fore course is loosed in the brails.
</p><p>This is a pencil drawing by the Younger signed ‘W.V.VJ.’ It is inscribed ‘no 2.’<br></p>
An English ship drying sails
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Willem Van de Velde, the Younger</div>
circa 1685 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1685-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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