Ships under bare poles in a strong breeze<br><p>On the let, a starboard quarter view of a ship broadside on to the wind and sea. In the right background, a vice-admiral viewed from abaft the starboard beam dead before the wind; her main yard is lowered almost to the rail. There are two other ships, one ahead and the other astern of her. There is also a ship at anchor in the left distance.
</p><p>On the back there is a slight drawing of a sprit-rigged vessel passing a ship at anchor.
</p><p>This is an unsigned pencil drawing by the Younger.<br></p>
Ships under bare poles in a strong breeze
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Willem Van de Velde, the Younger</div>
circa 1700 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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