Half Model of an 80-Gun Ship of the Line

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Twee en veertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken. Luizenplecht op het voorschip. Gewrongen spiegel, plat wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerijen; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, twee barkhouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. De letters 'FM' in het opschrift betekenen vermoedelijk Frans Model.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-959
  • Dimensionsheight 39 cm x width 150.7 cm x depth 19 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of an 80-Gun Ship of the Line

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-959

  • Description

    Mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Twee en veertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken. Luizenplecht op het voorschip. Gewrongen spiegel, plat wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerijen; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. De zeeg loopt op naar beide uiteinden, twee barkhouten en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. De letters 'FM' in het opschrift betekenen vermoedelijk Frans Model.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label: ‘Schip van 80 Stukken. FM.’
    • label, bottom right: ‘959’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    • model maker: anonymous, Netherlands (possibly)
    • after design by anonymous, France

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1820

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 39 cm x width 150.7 cm x depth 19 cm

This work is about

  • 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 an 80-Gun Ship of the Line

? Netherlands, France, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a rectangular black label:Schip van 80 Stukken. FM.
  • label, bottom right:959 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Restauratieatelier Scheepsmodellen, 2008: restored

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-959

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. Forty-two gun ports are indicated by white frames indicated in three tiers. Most gun ports are now damaged or missing. The forecastle, quarterdeck and poop deck are outlined by ribbands and have square hances. The bow features an empty beakhead with part of the platform and a sloped bulkhead. The stern has a round tuck and a flat counter. The model does not have a taffrail or quarter galleries. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The sheer rises towards both ends. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

‘FM’ in the inscription most likely refers to ‘French Model’ (in Dutch: Frans Model).

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 959

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of an 80-Gun Ship of the Line, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20054032

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