L3534-001

'Leviathan'; warship; 74 guns; 3rd rate Long Caption: Scale: Unknown. A model of the British warship 'Leviathan' made in plaster with wood, metal, paper, and cotton fittings, which has been realistically painted. The model depicts the vessel at 13.40 on 21 October 1805 at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar and shows damage to the ship. The ship is three masted, ship rigged on all three masts with set sails. Some of the yards and sails on the main and mizzen masts are broken. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings. There is a Union flag flying from the rigging. There is some dark grey cotton wool attached to the deck indicating smoke. On a paper label: '54'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK, Greenwich Hospital Collection Object: SLR2745.4 Artist: William Haines Date: before 1858 Medium: silk; cotton; plaster; paint Size: 260 mm x 340 mm x 170 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.