Two Models of Diagonal Framing

anonymous, c. 1822

Twee modellen die het kruisverband tussen de geschutpoorten volgens Seppings demonstreren. Ze bestaan uit twee wegeringbalken, waartussen poorten en diagonale schoren, steunders en sleutels zijn aangebracht.

  • Artwork typeinstruction model
  • Object numberNG-MC-115
  • Dimensions(A): height 0.9 cm x length 82.4 cm x width 7.2 cm, (B): height 1.5 cm x length 90.6 cm x width 8 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and brass

anonymous, after Sir Robert Seppings

Two Models of Diagonal Framing

United Kingdom, Netherlands, United Kingdom, c. 1822

Inscriptions

  • inscription, on model A: parts are marked A to D
  • inscription, on model B: parts are numbered

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-115

Entry

Two instruction models (NG-MC-115-A and NG-MC-115-B) showing the diagonal framing between the gun ports, according to the design by the British naval architect Robert Seppings (1767-1840). The models consist of two ceiling beams with gun ports and diagonal trussing in between.

Although Obreen mentions only one model,1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 115. two have been found. One or both models were probably made for the committee examining the British naval architecture in 1822.2HNA 2.12.01 Min. Marine, Exh. 27/5/1822 N7.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 115

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Two Models of Diagonal Framing, United Kingdom, c. 1822', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200682394

(accessed 12 December 2025 17:38:19).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 115.
  • 2HNA 2.12.01 Min. Marine, Exh. 27/5/1822 N7.