A copperplate engraving from the book titled, 'Plan de plusieurs b̢timens de mer avec leurs proportions dedi̩ �� Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur Louis Auguste de Bourbon' (Marseille: c. 1720) by the French Captain Henri Sbonski de Passebon. The book was a collection of naval architecture prints. This print depicts a galley of the French fleet that was designed and intended as a flag vessel to carry the G̩n̩ral des Gal̬res, the Lieutenant- G̩n̩ral, or a squadron commander. The 'Patronne' was the second highest in rank after the galley 'La R̩ale,' and it was also slightly smaller than 'La R̩ale' with fewer oars, oarsmen, and slaves. Here, 'Patronne' is depicted rowing into a port. White flags are evenly spaced along the railings of the starboard side and black flags fly on the port side. Two large oriflammes covered with fleur-de-lis hang from the lateen. In the foreground, men congregate around a fire on a rocky shore while others carry goods near a watchtower in the bottom right side of the print.
There is a watermark of a sun with a face and another watermark of three or more letters visible on the verso.
