Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line

anonymous, c. 1796

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Twee en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen hek of zijgalerij; roer met vierkante roerkoning. Naar achteren oplopende zeeg, twee berghouten en één reehout. Vrij vlak onderwaterschip. Schaal ca. 1:50 (afgeleid).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-271
  • Dimensionsheight 32.8 cm x width 126.3 cm x depth 16.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-271

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een driemaster. Twee en dertig geschutpoorten verdeeld over drie dekken. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen hek of zijgalerij; roer met vierkante roerkoning. Naar achteren oplopende zeeg, twee berghouten en één reehout. Vrij vlak onderwaterschip. Schaal ca. 1:50 (afgeleid).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label: ‘OLDENBARNEVELD. / 1796’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1796

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    height 32.8 cm x width 126.3 cm x depth 16.5 cm

Explanatory note

  • Dit model stelt het linieschip Joan van Oldenbarneveld van 68 stukken voor, lang 180 voet, gebouwd door P. Glavimans Jz. in Rotterdam in 1796.

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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 68-Gun Ship of the Line

Netherlands, c. 1796

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on a square black metal label:OLDENBARNEVELD. / 1796

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-271

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. Thirty-two gun ports are indicated by white frames in three tiers. The model does not indicate the forecastle, whereas the quarterdeck is outlined by ribbands with square hances. The sheer rises towards the stern. Two wales and a sheer rail are indicated, all are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks positioned directly on the beakhead, a beakhead bulkhead and a black knighthead. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. The model does not have a taffrail or quarter galleries. It has a square-headed rudder. The hull is rather flat and painted white below the waterline. The position of three masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

This model represents the 68-gun ship of the line Joan van Oldenbarneveld, 180 feet long, built by Pieter Glavimans Jansz (1768-1850) in Rotterdam in 1796.1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 271.

Scale (derived) 1:50.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 271

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line, Netherlands, c. 1796', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20053587

(accessed 21 mei 2026 22:27:54 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 271.