Ships becalmed<br><p>The detailed observation of a ship’s rigging provides the main focus for this compositional sketch of a ‘calm’ harbour scene. On the left is a port quarter view of a ship flying a pendant, with mizzen and main topsail loosed, and fore topsail half-mast high. Several smaller boats surround the ship as, to the right, a flagship fires a salute.<br></p>
Ships becalmed
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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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