Half Model of a Gunboat

anonymous, c. 1796

Mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. Rond achterschip, hellende achtersteven; breed roer. Platbodem. De zeeg is bijna vlak.

  • Artwork typeship model, builder's model, half model
  • Object numberNG-MC-413
  • Dimensionsheight 20.6 cm x width 84.7 cm x depth 12 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Half Model of a Gunboat

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-413

  • Description

    Mallenmodel (stuurboord) van een eenmaster. Rond achterschip, hellende achtersteven; breed roer. Platbodem. De zeeg is bijna vlak.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top centre, in ink: ‘Schorpioen’
    • label, bottom right: ‘413’ former inventory label

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    model maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1796

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood

  • Dimensions

    height 20.6 cm x width 84.7 cm x depth 12 cm

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  • Person

  • Subject

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 Gunboat

Netherlands, c. 1796

Inscriptions

  • inscription, top centre, in ink:Schorpioen
  • label, bottom right:413 former inventory label

Provenance

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

Object number: NG-MC-413

Entry

Wooden half bracket model of the starboard side of a single-masted flat-bottomed ship, mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.

The side of the ship is depicted by ribbands attached to frame moulds. The sheer is almost flat. The sheer is almost flat. The stern is round, the sternpost is raked and fitted with a broad rudder. The hull is flat-bottomed. The position of one mast is shown in a truncated form.

The gunboat Schorpioen is first mentioned in 1796.1HNA 1.01.47.36 Admiraliteitscolleges, Losse Aanwinsten, inv. no. 17, Genealogie Asmus. The boat saw action against British naval ships on the River Eems in 1797, on the North Sea in 1798 and near the town of Lemmer in 1799. The vessel was broken up in 1809.

Scale unknown.

Literature

J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 413

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Half Model of a Gunboat, 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/20053720

(accessed 22 mei 2026 18:53:57 UTC+0).

Footnotes

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