Three sketches showing the effect of the wind on the smoke from a gun<br><p>This is a pen and ink drawing by the Younger on grey paper. It is dated and signed ‘1706 augusti-W.V.Velde J.’ 
</p><p>It is inscribed ‘ick heb genoteert wanner / met stiel Weder, d kannon / schoete gedaen wierde, ofte met / windigh Weder men groete / notissie moet neme als / hier boven aen gewesse / no 9’ (? I have noticed that one must be careful to observe whether a gun is fires in calm or windy weather, as is shown above).<br></p>
Three sketches showing the effect of the wind on the smoke from a gun
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Willem Van de Velde, the Younger</div>
1706<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1706-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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