Half Model of a 22-Gun Sloop of War

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Opvallend is het grote aantal spantmallen. Geen geschutpoorten; halfdek en bakdek door gillingen aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van het hek, geen zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg voor en achter iets oplopend, één barkhout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal 1:44 (schaal op model).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-332
  • Dimensionsheight 30 cm x width 104 cm x depth 12 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 22-Gun Sloop of War

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-332

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Opvallend is het grote aantal spantmallen. Geen geschutpoorten; halfdek en bakdek door gillingen aangegeven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van het hek, geen zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg voor en achter iets oplopend, één barkhout en één reehout. Gepiekt rondspant. Schaal 1:44 (schaal op model).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • label, bottom right: ‘332’ former inventory label
    • inscription, top centre, on an oval black label: ‘1 / SCIPIO. 22 St / GB: 1781.’
    • scale, top centre: paper scale in Amsterdam feet

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    • model maker: anonymous, Netherlands (possibly)
    • after design by anonymous, France

  • Dating

    • c. 1780 - c. 1820
    • before 1781

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 30 cm x width 104 cm x depth 12 cm

Explanatory note

  • De korvet Scipio van 22 stukken werd in 1781 van de Fransen gekocht.

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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 22-Gun Sloop of War

? Netherlands, France, before 1781

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on an oval black label:1 / SCIPIO. 22 St / GB: 1781.
  • scale, top centre: paper scale in Amsterdam feet
  • label, bottom right:332 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-332

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. The forecastle and quarterdeck are outlined and have square hances. The sheer rises towards both ends. One wale and a sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks positioned directly on the beakhead, and a large knighthead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail or quarter galleries. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is S-bottomed and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

Two remarkable features are the large number of frame moulds used and the rather short beakhead. The model represents the 22-gun sloop of war Scipio, which was bought from the French in 1781.1HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus; J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 332.

Scale (on model) 1:44.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 332

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 22-Gun Sloop of War, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1820', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053644

(accessed 24 mei 2026 03:53:17 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus; J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 332.