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Half model of the stern of a 74-gun ship of the line
anonymous, c. 1795 - c. 1799
This half model represents the ship Staten Generaal, a naval vessel built in Amsterdam in 1795. The ship – which had 74 guns on board – was renamed the Washington in 1798 and the Princesse of Orange in 1799, after she was captured by the British Royal Navy. The ornamentation of the railings with angels blowing horns, trophies of weap-ons and stylized leaves is typical of the late 18th century.
- Artwork typescale model, demonstration model, half model
- Object numberNG-MC-91
- Dimensionsheight 69.5 cm x width 84.5 cm x depth 25.2 cm
- Physical characteristicswood and paint
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Title(s)
- Half model of the stern of a 74-gun ship of the line
- Half Model of the Stern of a 74-Gun Ship of the Line
Object type
Object number
NG-MC-91
Description
Spantmodel (stuurboord) boven het onderste barkhout is de huid aangebracht, daaronder senten op mallen. Gewrongen spiegel met vier worpen en draaispant. Hol wulf met een poort. Het hek, versierd met bazuinblazende engelen, wapentrofeeën en lofwerk, heeft twee verdiepingen met een westergang aan de bovenste verdieping. De zijgalerij heeft twee verdiepingen en is versierd met lofwerk. Onderdek, hoofddek, halfdek en bovencampagne. De zeeg loopt naar achter op, twee barkhouten en een dubbel reehout. Het snijwerk is praktisch identiek aan dat van NG-MC-90 en beide modellen zijn waarschijnlijk van dezelfde hand.
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Creation
Creation
model maker: anonymous, Amsterdam (possibly)
Dating
c. 1795 - c. 1799
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Physical description
wood and paint
Dimensions
height 69.5 cm x width 84.5 cm x depth 25.2 cm
Explanatory note
Het linieschip van 74 stukken Staten Generaal, waarnaar dit model gemaakt is, werd in 1795 door R. Dorsman in Amsterdam gebouwd, in 1798 herdoopt Washington. Voer bij de Slag bij Kamperduin in 1797 als vlaggeschip van het eskader onder commando van Samuel Story. Gaf zich in 1799 in de Vlieter aan de Engelsen over, waarna het schip in de Britse Marine werd opgenomen als Princesse of Orange, maar het heeft daar slechts als kruitschip dienst gedaan en werd in 1822 gesloopt.
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Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Documentation
- Catalogus Rijksmuseum Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam 1943, p. 12, nt. 1.
- L.G. Carr Laughton, Old Figure Heads and Sterns, London/New York 1925, p. 55.
- R.C. Anderson, Catalogue of Ship-Models, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/London 1952, p. 172.
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anonymous
Half Model of the Stern of a 74-Gun Ship of the Line
? Amsterdam, c. 1795 - c. 1799
Conservation
- Ab Hoving, augustus 1999: missing decoration reconstructed; woodworm treatment; retouched; revarnished
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-91
Entry
Frame model (starboard) of the stern of a ship, mounted on a backboard. The side above the lower wale is planked, ribbands on frame moulds are indicated beneath the waterline. Twelve gun ports in the side are visible, four of which have lids. It has a round tuck showing four filling transoms with two short vertical stern timbers between the uppermost filling transoms, and a cant timber and a hollow counter with one gun port. The taffrail is decorated with angels, trophies and foliage and has two storeys, the upper storey has a sternwalk. The quarter gallery has two storeys and is also decorated with foliage. The sheer rises towards the stern, two wales and a double sheer rail are indicated.
The decorations are identical to model NG-MC-90 and both models are probably from the same maker.
The 74-gun ship of the line Staten Generaal, after which this model was made, was built by R. Dorsman in Amsterdam in 1795 and renamed Washington in 1798.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 91. It took part in the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 and was the flagship of the squadron under command of Samuel Storey that surrendered to the British in the Vlieter in 1799. The ship entered the British Navy as Princess of Orange. It served as a powder ship only and was sold for breaking up in 1822.2HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus.
Literature
J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 91; L.G. Carr Laughton, Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns, London/New York 1925, p. 55; Catalogus Rijksmuseum Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, coll. cat. Amsterdam 1943, p. 12, note 1; R.C. Anderson, Catalogue of Ship-Models, Greenwich 1952, p. 172
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of the Stern of a 74-Gun Ship of the Line, Amsterdam, c. 1795 - c. 1799', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200314905
(accessed 12 December 2025 15:32:03).Footnotes
- 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 91.
- 2HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus.