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Half Model of a 36-Gun Frigate

anonymous · c. 1775 · polychromy; rope; wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Polychromed moulding model (starboard side) of a three-master. Fifteen gunports on the gun deck and nine gun positions on the upper deck. Twisted stern, hollow wulf, no details of stern gallery or side gallery. Straight rudder with square rudder trunk. Stem and sternpost slightly rising at both ends, two barkwoods and one reehout. Peaked round frame.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

ship model builder's model half model Minerva (schip)

Credit lineHalf Model of a 36-Gun Frigate. c. 1775. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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