Three ships before the wind<br><p>In the centre, a port quarter view of a ship before a light breeze under fore course, topsails and topgallants; towing a boat with two men in it. In the left background, a ship with her main course set also, but her fore topgallant still on the cap; and on the right, another ship with only fore course and topsails set. Land can be seen in the right distance.
</p><p>This is a pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, signed with part of the signature ‘W.V.VJ’. The wash has been added by a later hand to give the ship in the centre an 18th century look.<br></p>
Three ships before the wind
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Willem Van de Velde, the Younger</div>
circa 1675 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1675-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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