Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line 'Kortenaer'

anonymous, c. 1795

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Drie en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken; bakdek niet aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf; hek en zijgalerij niet aangegeven; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren oplopend, twee berghouten en één reehout. Rond onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:50 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-268
  • Dimensionsheight 37.3 cm x width 132.7 cm x depth 15.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line 'Kortenaer'

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-268

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Drie en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken; bakdek niet aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf; hek en zijgalerij niet aangegeven; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg naar achteren oplopend, twee berghouten en één reehout. Rond onderwaterschip. Schaal 1:50 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label: ‘KORTENAAR.1795’
    • label, bottom right: ‘268’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1795

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 37.3 cm x width 132.7 cm x depth 15.5 cm

Explanatory note

  • De Kortenaar werd door P. Glavimans Jz. in Rotterdam gebouwd in 1795 en was 180 voet lang; afgekeurd en gesloopt te Soerabaja in 1806.

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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. 1795

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label:KORTENAAR.1795
  • label, bottom right:268 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Ab Hoving, mei 2008: minor repairs; retouched

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-268

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-three 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 rises towards the stern. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated, all are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks positioned directly on the beakhead, a beakhead bulkhead 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.

The ship of the line Kortenaar was built by Pieter Glavimans Jansz (1768-1850) in Rotterdam in 1795 and was 180 feet long.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 268. Kortenaar was declared unfit and broken up in Surabaya in 1806.

Scale (derived) 1:50.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 268

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line, Netherlands, c. 1795', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053584

(accessed 3 augustus 2026 19:52:38 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 268.