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Sovereign of the Seas
Sovereign of the Seas

Sovereign of the Seas

Unidentified artist, active in England, 17th century
Peter Pett (English, 1610–1672)
Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641)
about 1635
Medium/TechniquePen and ink with tempera on vellum, mounted on board
DimensionsFramed: 58.4 x 178.1 x 5.1 cm (23 x 70 1/8 x 2 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Templeman Coolidge
Accession number32.192
On View
On view
ClassificationsDrawings
ProvenanceFound in a London residence originally owned by John Jackson, nephew and heir to Samuel Pepys; purchased in 1913 by British collector H. Oatway (possibly purchased from someone other than Jackson); purchased at the sale of Oatway's estate by A. A. Collins, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1915; from whom purchased by Jefferson Templeman Coolidge, 1926/27; lent to the museum by Coolidge, 27 February 1929; given by Coolidge to the museum, 21 July 1932. Transferred to the Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, 1 May 1980.
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