. English: A topsail loosed on the cap Van de Velde made a large number of drawings of parts of ships including their sails and rigging. These provided the information he needed for his oil paintings. A cap is the wooden block at the top of the mast through which the mast above is drawn when being stepped or lowered when being struck. In this drawing a topsail loosed on the cap and blowing out above a furled course is viewed from abaft the mast. The drawing is unsigned. A topsail loosed on the cap . circa 1700. Willem Van de Velde, the Younger 221 A topsail loosed on the cap RMG PW7022

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