Half Model of an 18-Gun Brig

anonymous, c. 1795

Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Een opvallend aspect is de bijna rechte en verticale voorsteven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg bijna vlak, één barkhout. Hoekig S-spant (V-vorm), naar achteren scherp weggesneden. Schaal ca. 1:40 (schaal op model).

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-362
  • Dimensionsheight 25.8 cm x width 95.4 cm x thickness 1.1 cm, depth 13.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood and paint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of an 18-Gun Brig

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-362

  • Description

    Gepolychromeerd mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een tweemaster. Een opvallend aspect is de bijna rechte en verticale voorsteven. Gewrongen spiegel, hol wulf, geen details van hek of zijgalerij; recht roer met vierkante roerkoning. Zeeg bijna vlak, één barkhout. Hoekig S-spant (V-vorm), naar achteren scherp weggesneden. Schaal ca. 1:40 (schaal op model).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • scale, top left: paper scale in Amsterdam feet
    • inscription, bottom right: ‘K32’ former inventory mark
    • label, bottom right: ‘362’ former inventory label
    • inscription, top centre, on an oval black label: ‘1 / ECHO. 16 St: / GB: 1798.’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Harlingen (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1795

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood and paint

  • Dimensions

    • height 25.8 cm x width 95.4 cm x thickness 1.1 cm
    • depth 13.8 cm

Explanatory note

  • De brik van 18 stukken Echo, lang 100 voet, werd in 1797-1798 door P. Schuijt als laatste schip op de Admiraliteitswerf van Harlingen gebouwd; genomen door de Engelsen in 1804.

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  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1795 - 1804

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

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

Documentation

  • C.W.J. Schaap, 'De Admiraliteit van Friesland - haar vlagofficieren en schepen', Jaarverslag Fries Scheepvaartmuseum en Oudheidkamer (1982), p. 76.

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  • Half Model of an 18-Gun Brig
  • Half Model of an 18-Gun Brig

anonymous

Half Model of an 18-Gun Brig

? Harlingen, c. 1795

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, on an oval black label:1 / ECHO. 16 St: / GB: 1798.
  • scale, top left: paper scale in Amsterdam feet
  • label, bottom right:362 former inventory label
  • inscription, bottom right:K32 former inventory mark

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-362

Entry

Polychromed wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a two-masted ship, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The sheer rises towards the stern. One wale and a sheer rail are indicated, both are painted black. The bow features an empty beakhead with two cheeks. The stern has a round tuck and a hollow counter. Below the stern a straight, square-headed rudder is indicated. The hull is V-bottomed, very sharp towards the stern, and painted white below the waterline. The position of two masts and the bowsprit is shown in a truncated form.

A remarkable feature is the almost straight and vertical stem.

The 16-gun brig Echo, 100 feet long, was built by Pieter Schuijt in 1797. Echo was the last ship to be constructed in the Navy dockyard of Harlingen. Echo was captured by the British in 1804.1HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus.

Scale (on model) approx. 1:40.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 362; C.W.J. Schaap, ‘De Admiraliteit van Friesland. Haar vlagofficieren en schepen’, in Jaarverslag Fries Scheepvaartmuseum en Oudheidkamer (1982), pp. 43-77, p. 76, no. 148

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of an 18-Gun Brig, Harlingen, c. 1795', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200315768

(accessed 24 mei 2026 06:11:11 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus.