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. English: A Dutch flagship at anchor This is an offset from another drawing, rubbed on the back of the paper and well worked up with graphite. An offset was a method used by the van de Veldes to transfer the outline of a ship’s hull from an existing drawing onto a new piece of paper. The new piece of paper was placed over the original drawing and rubbed on the back producing a faint drawing which could be worked up with graphite or pen and ink and any additional detail added. The flagship is shown port broadside and flies a flag at the foremast. The drawing is unsigned. A Dutch flagship at a
. English: A Dutch flagship at anchor This is an offset from another drawing, rubbed on the back of the paper and well worked up with graphite. An offset was a method used by the van de Veldes to transfer the outline of a ship’s hull from an existing drawing onto a new piece of paper. The new piece of paper was placed over the original drawing and rubbed on the back producing a faint drawing which could be worked up with graphite or pen and ink and any additional detail added. The flagship is shown port broadside and flies a flag at the foremast. The drawing is unsigned. A Dutch flagship at anchor . circa 1665. Willem Van de Velde, the Younger 97 A Dutch flagship at anchor RMG PW6843
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