Model of the 'Modeste' (1786); Warship; French; Frigate; 32 guns

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Model of the 'Modeste' (1786); Warship; French; Frigate; 32 guns Long Caption: Scale: 1:48. A contemporary block model of the 'Modeste' (1786), a French 32-gun frigate. The number ‘11’ is marked on the port-broadside and the base. The model is of the style used for the naval museum in Somerset House in the 1830s. It is also painted in the later style (circa 1815) with black and white stripes and black gunports. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR0551 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1786 Medium: wood; paint; varnish Size: 225 mm x 1036 mm x 238 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.