The quarter of a States yacht<br><p>Their style and subject suggest they belong to the period of van de Velde’s visit to Holland in 1685-6. The term ‘quarter’ refers to the two after parts of a ship, on each side of the centreline. The drawing depicts an elaborately decorated quarter-badge of three windows, over the centre one a crowned shield bearing a lion rampant on crossed anchors with dolphin supporters. There is a seated female figure on the quarter. This is a less detailed drawing of the same quarter badge as depicted in PAF6654, but does not include the gunport. It is unsigned.<br></p>
The quarter of a States yacht
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Willem Van de Velde, the Younger</div>
circa 1686 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1686-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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