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It is a wijdschip (a type which worked in coastal waters) and it may be carrying, or preparing to unload, cargo from the ship in the distance which appears to be hove to – that is, its sails set to keep it steady and stationary. This is a much larger, three-masted fluitschip, the most important merchant vessel of the time and used for trading with the East Indies, which was the source of much of Holland’s wealth during the seventeenth century. It too flies a Dordrecht pennant at its masthead, though the colours of the huge flag on the stern are unclear.
Title
A Small Dutch Vessel before a Light Breeze
Date
probably about 1645-55
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 44.3 x W 55.6 cm
Accession number
NG2588
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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