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Half model of an Admiralty of Amsterdam war frigate
Bentam, Charles (signed by artist), c. 1740
This is the oldest half model in the Navy Models Gallery. It is signed by Charles Bentam, an English shipbuilder hired by the Admiralty of Amsterdam in 1728 to modernize Dutch naval shipbuilding. It is highly unusual for a half model to be signed by its maker.
- Artwork typeship model, half model
- Object numberNG-NM-8532
- Dimensionsheight 47.7 cm x length 104.5 cm x width 10 cm
- Physical characteristicshout