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Half Model of an 18-Gun Sloop of War

anonymous · c. 1802 · polychromy; wood (plant material)

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. Notable is the large number of frame moulds. No gunports or decks indicated. Twisted stern, no details of the wale or quarterdeck, no side gallery; straight rudder with square rudder head. Sheer rising slightly forward and aft, one mountain timber and one keelson. Framed with round spant. Scale 1:55 (scale on model).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

ship model builder's model half model Iris (schip)Oost-Indië Amsterdam

Credit lineHalf Model of an 18-Gun Sloop of War. c. 1802. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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