The 'St Andrew' at Sea in a Moderate Breeze

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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A closely observed portrait of the 'St Andrew', 96 guns. She was built at Woolwich Dockyard by Christopher Pett in 1670 and was later renamed the 'Royal Anne' after rebuilding as a 100-gun ship in 1704. She flew Sir John Kempthorne's blue flag at the fore, as vice-admiral, at the Battle of the Texel in 1673 and since she flies a blue flag at the fore here it is likely that he commissioned the painting. Van de Velde also made several detailed drawings of the ship in preparation for it. She is here shown prominently positioned in the centre of the picture and is viewed from the port broadside, abaft the beam, with the stern visible. On a long line astern she is towing a boat with several men in it. Ahead of the 'St Andrew', nearly in stern view, is a ship of the red squadron, bearing a large royal arms on the stern.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The 'St Andrew' at Sea in a Moderate Breeze

Date

c.1673

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 109.2 x W 83.8 cm

Accession number

BHC3618

Work type

Painting

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