L3564-001

Warship; 74 gun Long Caption: Scale: Unknown. A model of a 74 gun 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 and the ship is shown with damage sustained in the battle. The ship is three masted and ship rigged on all three masts with sets sails. The model is badly damaged: all three masts are broken, and the figurehead is missing. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the two gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK, Greenwich Hospital Collection Object: SLR2745.34 Artist: William Haines Date: before 1858 Medium: cotton; silk; plaster; paint Size: 160 mm x 190 mm x 230 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.