L3546-001

'San Ildefonso'; warship; 74 guns Long Caption: Scale: Unknown. A model of a Spanish warship 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. The model shows damage to the ship, there is dark grey cotton wool on the bow and on the deck of the ship and some of the sails show shot damage. The ship is three masted, ship rigged with set sails. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the two gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings. A Spanish flag is flying from the peak of the gaff. On a paper label: '3'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK, Greenwich Hospital Collection Object: SLR2745.16 Artist: William Haines Date: before 1858 Medium: silk; cotton; plaster; paint Size: 270 mm x 360 mm x 155 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.