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drawing
;
album
Object Type
drawing
album
Museum number
SL,5214.26
Description
The Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672, noon; the English fleet sailing from right to left with the Dutch before them on the left, and on the extreme right the 'Royal Sovereign' (Sir Joseph Jordan, Vice-Admiral of the Blue), whose three-turreted quarter-gallery is identifiable from the drawing; formerly in the 1637 album containing 279 miscellaneous drawings Black chalk, with grey wash, strengthened with graphite; on five conjoined sheets
Producer name
Drawn by:
Willem van de Velde I
School/style
British
Dutch
Production date
1672
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
345 millimetres
Width:
2355 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Croft-Murray 1960 / Catalogue of British Drawings in the British Museum, XVI and XVII centuries
(30)
Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain
(16)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
boat/ship
naval engagement
Associated events
Associated Event:
Battle of Solebay 1672
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Hans Sloane
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Courten
(?)
Acquisition date
1753
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
SL,5214.26
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
T,10.26