Half Model of a Sloop of War

anonymous, c. 1765 - c. 1800

Mallenmodel (stuurboord), zonder details of tuigaanduiding. Geen geschutpoorten of dekken aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, geen wulf, hek, zijgalerij of roer aangegeven. Zeeg naar achter en voor oplopend, geen barkhouten aangegeven. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-338
  • Dimensionsheight 29.4 cm x width 129.1 cm x depth 15 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Sloop of War

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-338

  • Description

    Mallenmodel (stuurboord), zonder details of tuigaanduiding. Geen geschutpoorten of dekken aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, geen wulf, hek, zijgalerij of roer aangegeven. Zeeg naar achter en voor oplopend, geen barkhouten aangegeven. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘338’ former inventory label
    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘CORVET van CHAPMAN met Relaxations lijnen’
    • inscription, left from the keel: ‘RB.577(2)’ former inventory markings

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    • model maker: anonymous, Netherlands (possibly)
    • after design by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (mentioned on object), Karlberg Palace

  • Dating

    • c. 1765 - c. 1800
    • c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 29.4 cm x width 129.1 cm x depth 15 cm

Explanatory note

  • Het model geeft het rompontwerp volgens de methode van de relaxatielijnen weer, naar de beroemde Zweedse scheepsbouwer F.H. af Chapman. Chapman zelf verwierp deze ontwerpmethode in 1803 ten gunste van zijn oudere parabolische ontwerpmethode.

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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

Documentation

    • F.H. Chapman, Architectura Navalis Mercatoria, New York 1967 [facsimile], p. 7.
    • Gerhard Timmermann, 'Das Eindringen der Naturwissenschaft in das Schiffbauhandwerk', Deutsches Museum. Abhandlunge und Berichte, München-Düseeldorf (1962) nr. 3, p. 29-43, afb. 33.

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anonymous

Half Model of a Sloop of War

? Netherlands, Karlberg Palace, c. 1765 - c. 1800

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:CORVET van CHAPMAN met Relaxations lijnen
  • label, bottom right:338 former inventory label
  • inscription, left from the keel:RB.577(2) former inventory markings

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-338

Entry

Wooden half bracket model of the starboard hull of a ship, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The stem and stern posts protrude considerably from the model. The sheer rises towards both ends. The stern has a round tuck. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The keel drops slightly towards the stern.

The model shows the hull of a sloop of war constructed according to the Swedish shipwright Fredrik Henrik af Chapman’s (1721-1808) method of designing with relaxation lines. In 1803, however, Chapman rejected his own proposed new method in favour of the older parabolic design, illustrated by model NG-MC-337.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 338; G. Timmermann, ‘Das Eindringen der Naturwissenschaft in das Schiffbauhandwerk’, Deutsches Museum. Abhandlunge und Berichte 3 (1962), pp. 29-43, fig. 33; F.H. Chapman, Architectura Navalis Mercatoria, Stockholm 1775 (facsimile New York 1967), p. 7; A.J. Hoving and A.A. Lemmers, In tekening gebracht. De achttiende-eeuwse scheepsbouwers en hun ontwerpmethoden, Amsterdam 2001 (Bijdragen tot de Nederlandse marinegeschiedenis, vol. 12), pp. 130-31

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Sloop of War, Netherlands, c. 1800', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053651

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