Willem van de Velde the Younger (Leiden 1633-1707 Greenwich) A Man O'War in profile to the right signed with initials 'W.V.V J' (lower right) graphite on paper 29.4 x 36.5cm (11 9/16 x 14 3/8in). Footnotes: Provenance Presumably the Collection of Sir Robert Witt (1872-1952), by whom gifted to Sir Francis Cook, 4th Baronet (1907-1978), on the occasion of his wedding to Molly Mappin, 1928, (according to an inscription on the reverse) and thence by descent We are grateful to Dr Remelt Daalder for confirming the attribution on the basis of a colour photograph and for suggesting a date of before 1672. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing