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Summary
Willem van de Velde the Younger: The ‘Charles Galley’ before a light breeze
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The ‘Charles Galley’ before a light breeze  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
marine art |
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| Description |
English: Panel painting of the Charles Galley in a light breeze, towing an admiral's barge with several men in it. The Charles Galley was one of the two so-called galley frigates built in 1676 to serve in the Mediterranean against the Barbary pirates. She was armed with 32 guns and was classed as a fourth-rate ship until 1691. See also info page here. |
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| Date | late 17th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on panel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
height: 71.1 cm (27.9 in) ; width: 95.2 cm (37.5 in) |
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BHC3254 (Royal Museums Greenwich) |
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| Source/Photographer | http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/images/2000/BHC3254.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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