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Model of a 44-Gun Frigate
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Model of a 44-Gun Frigate

Willem van Tongerloo, Adrianus Kollaard · 1836 - 1842 · lead (metal); textile materials; bronze (metal); leather; rope; wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

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

About this work

Rigged block and waterline model with furled sails, very detailed. It has twenty-eight cannons on the main deck and sixteen carronades on the upper deck; the upper deck is continuous with a well deck. The figurehead has four toilets, the figurehead is missing. Elliptical stern and side galleries of one storey; straight rudder with square rudder head and steering wheel on the upper deck in front of the mizzen mast. The sheer is flat, one oak plank and one elm plank. The model is equipped with two anchors, two davits, a cabin, seven pieces of false timber, a large number of loose shot, cage fortification, three covered sloops, and an open barkas with a gun sledge, kip support, and an oar; all ironwork is worked out in detail. The model has a very detailed three-masted rig with furled sails; all masts are equipped with bowsprit masts. Scale 1:40.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineModel of a 44-Gun Frigate. 1836 - 1842. Willem van Tongerloo, Adrianus Kollaard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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