Portrait of the 'Royal Sovereign'

This is a portrait of the ‘Royal Sovereign’ built in 1637 for Charles I as the ‘Sovereign of the Seas’ and which is included in Peter Lely’s portrait of Peter Pett (BHC2949). However she had been rebuilt in 1659, and was to be again in 1685. The drawing is probably an offset.

Object Details

ID: PAJ2302
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger
Date made: circa 1675
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Secondary support: 324 mm x 821 mm; Primary support: 324 mm x 821 mm; Mount: 680 mm x 1270 mm
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