Royal Charles - Stern View, built in 1673

Object summary

Title: Royal Charles - Stern View, built in 1673
Object ID: CC-N-0052
Date made: 1800
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Publisher: G.J. & G. Robinson
Engraver: Tomkins, Charles
Draughtsman: Vandevelde
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

Engraving with aquatint depicting a stern view of a large ship, identified in a handwritten marginal inscription as the Royal Charles. The stern features a coat of arms with the motto of the Order of the Garter and that of British royalty ("Dieu et mon Droit"). A sail ripples in the wind above the ship.