drawing; album

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Object Type: drawing; album
Museum number: 1836,0811.539
Description: English ships at anchor; in the distance, the Royal Yacht 'Cleveland' on the right. 1700 Pen and brown ink, with grey and brown wash, over graphite
Producer name: Drawn by: Willem van de Velde II (?)
School/style: British; Dutch
Production date: 1700
Materials: paper
Technique: drawn
Dimensions: Height: 133 millimetres; Width: 191 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Croft-Murray 1960 / Catalogue of British Drawings in the British Museum, XVI and XVII centuries (123); Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (11(b))
Location: Not on display
Subjects: boat/ship
Acquisition name: Purchased from: W & G Smith
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: John Sheepshanks
Acquisition date: 1836
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1836,0811.539

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