The square-sail of a small vessel lowered and laid aback<br><p>A fragment of a drawing showing a square-sail viewed from abaft the port beam. The yard is lowered almost to the rail and the sail is being blown back against the shrouds.
</p><p>This is an unsigned pencil and wash drawing by the Younger, though it may possibly be by the Elder.<br></p>
The square-sail of a small vessel lowered and laid aback
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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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