Half Model of a 32-Gun Frigate

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1810

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Elf geschutpoorten aangegeven op één dek. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden iets oplopend, één berghout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-286
  • Dimensionsheight 30.6 cm x width 102.4 cm x depth 13 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 32-Gun Frigate

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-286

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Elf geschutpoorten aangegeven op één dek. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg aan beide uiteinden iets oplopend, één berghout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label, bottom right: ‘286’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1780 - c. 1810

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 30.6 cm x width 102.4 cm x depth 13 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 32-Gun Frigate

Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1810

Inscriptions

  • label, bottom right:286 former inventory label

Conservation

  • Davina Jakobi, juli 2015: minor repairs

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-286

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. Eleven gun ports are indicated by white frames on one continuous gun deck, some of which are now damaged. The forecastle and quarterdeck are both outlined by a single ribband with square hances. The sheer rises slightly towards both ends. One wale and the sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks positioned directly on the beakhead. 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 slightly S-bottomed and is painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

This model is incorrectly labelled as number 315.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, nos. 286 and 315.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 286

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 32-Gun Frigate, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1810', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053603

(accessed 3 augustus 2026 15:24:17 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, nos. 286 and 315.