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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1857,1222.3
Description
The 'Happy Return', from the port quarter Graphite with grey wash, extended by an additional slip of paper at top
Producer name
Attributed to:
Willem van de Velde I
Attributed to:
Willem van de Velde II
School/style
British
Dutch
Production date
1611-1707
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
363 millimetres
Width:
435 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
LB attributes this to Van de Velde II.
Bibliographic references
Croft-Murray 1960 / Catalogue of British Drawings in the British Museum, XVI and XVII centuries
(68)
Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain
(54)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1982 May-Aug, Brighton AG, 'Messing About in Boats', (no cat.)
Subjects
boat/ship
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Daniel Conybeare
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
(22-23.xii.1857/22)
Purchased through:
A E Evans & Sons
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Paul Sandby
Acquisition date
1857
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1857,1222.3