F2866-2

'Great Britain II', starboard broadside Long Caption: A modern waterline scenic model of the ketch rigged yacht 'Great Britain II', circa 1972. The hull is carved from the solid, painted and set in a plaster sea base. It is fully equipped, with the sails set and complete with scale figures. The model is inscribed ‘Great Britain II’ on the port and starboard bows and stern, ‘CR1’ on the port stern, and ‘K3566’ on the mainsail. On the wooden base the label reads, ‘Great Britain II presented by the Army Sailing Association, winner FT clipper Race 1975-6’. There is also a maker’s label, ‘Brian H Williams Marine Artist’. The model is signed ‘POW’. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Reproduced with kind permission of Brian H. Williams Object: SLR0303 Artist: Brian H. Williams Date: circa 1975 Medium: wood; cotton; paper; lead; metal; plaster; paint Size: 150 mm x 165 mm x 95 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.