print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1864,0611.92
Title: Object: The Sovereign of the Seas built 1637
Description: A three-decked 100-gun ship shown side-on, bow to left, with flags, full sails, open gun-ports and an officer on deck directing men setting the fore mainsail; after Van de Velde; illustration to Charnock's 'Marine Architecture'. 1802 Etching and aquatint
Producer name: After: Willem van de Velde II ((?)); After: Willem van de Velde I (?); Published by: Cadell & Davies
School/style: British
Production date: 1802
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials: paper
Technique: aquatint; etching
Dimensions: Height: 266 millimetres (image); Width: 393 millimetres (image)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For the publication, see 1864,0611.89
Bibliographic references: Abbey Life / Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860 from the Library of J.R. Abbey (331.32)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: boat/ship
Associated names: Illustration to: John Charnock
Associated titles
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Robert Cook; Purchased through: Sotheby's (6-7.vi.1864/355); Purchased through: Edward Daniell
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1864,0611.92

Free entry