Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1810

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Twee en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken; geen bakdek aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Vrij vlakke zeeg, twee berghouten en één reehout. Rond onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:60 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-261
  • Dimensionsheight 38 cm x width 121.7 cm x depth 13.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-261

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Twee en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken; geen bakdek aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Vrij vlakke zeeg, twee berghouten en één reehout. Rond onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:60 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label: ‘68 STUKKEN LANG 180 Vt’
    • label, bottom right: ‘261’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1810

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 38 cm x width 121.7 cm x depth 13.2 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

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anonymous

Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line

Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1810

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label:68 STUKKEN LANG 180 Vt
  • label, bottom right:261 former inventory label

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-261

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a three-masted ship, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. Thirty-two gun ports are indicated by white frames in three tiers. The model does not indicate any details of the forecastle, whereas the quarterdeck is outlined by ribbands with square hances. The sheer is very slight. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks positioned directly on the beakhead, a beakhead bulkhead, part of the beakhead platform and a black knighthead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail or quarter galleries. It has a straight, square-headed rudder. The hull is round and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Scale (derived) 1:60.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 261

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line, Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1810', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053579

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